Timeline Assignment - EDUC 4573 By biancaolivas02 May 2, 1803 The U.S. purchases Louisiana with France Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Begins 1820 The Missouri Compromise is enforced in the U.S. May 30, 1830 Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson Sep 14, 1847 The Mexican War Ends Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 is passed Apr 12, 1861 The Civil War Begins Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation is signed by President Abraham Lincoln 1873 The Panic of 1873 The stock market in the 19th-century crashes May 18, 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson Case Ends