1800-1900 By lsmith71 Nov 1, 1800 1800- First use of the White House 1803 1803- The Louisiana Purchase 1804 1804- 12th Amendment to the Constitution May 14, 1804 1804- The Lewis and Clark expedition started from Camp Dubois 1812 1812- Louisiana joins the Union 1812 1812- The War of 1812 1815 1815- The Battle of New Orleans 1819 1819- US Congress enacts 1st Immigration Law Dec 2, 1823 1823- The Monroe Doctrine 1831 1831 Trail of Tears Feb 23, 1836 1836- Battle of the Alamo 1846 1846- Mexican- American war 1860 1860- Abraham Lincoln elected president 1861 1861- Civil War 1863 1863- The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 1865- Civil War ends 1868 1868- 14th Amendment 1886 1886- Statue of Liberty
