Nationalism and Imeprialism By JamaliJohnson Period: Jan 1, 1740 to Jan 1, 1910 History Jan 1, 1742 The first blast furnaces are used in england Jan 1, 1769 James Watt invents the steam engine Jan 1, 1770 Captain cook first sights the east coast of Australia Jan 1, 1788 The first fleet arrives in Botany Bay Jan 1, 1789 The French Revolution begins Jan 1, 1793 Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin Jan 1, 1807 The British parliament passes a bill abolishing the trading of slaves in their territories Jan 1, 1845 A potato blight in Ireland creates widespread famine Jan 1, 1847 Freed American slaves found the republic of Liberia in west Africa Jan 1, 1851 The Victorian gold rush begins Jan 1, 1861 The American civil war begins 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation 1865 The American civil war ends 1901 Australia celebrates federation
