8M By lanehosking Period: 1740 to 1900 8M 1742 Blast furnace used 1769 Steam engine invented 1770 First sight of east coast 1788 First fleet 1789 The French Revolution 1793 Invents cotton gin 1807 passing the bill 1845 A tater blight 1847 Freed amican slaves 1851 Victoria gold 1861 Cival war 1863 Lincon issues 1865 Cival war ends 1901 Aussie fredarstion