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The First Treatise attacks patriarchalism in the form of sentence-by-sentence refutation of Robert Filmer's Patriarcha, while the Second Treatise outlines Locke's ideas for a more civilized society based on natural rights and contract theory.
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It was considered the most important work of his lifetime.
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On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, in which the colonies declared their independence from England.
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The war ended, and the thirdteen colonies won freedom. Even thogh some of allies of Britain were still fighting.
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The National Assembly decrees that hereditary nobility is forever abolished.Such as the titles of Prince, Duke, Count, Marquis, Viscount, Vidame, Baron, Knight, Lord.
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Louis XVI was executed
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He rejected history based on tradition; emphasis on documentary evidence.
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Wundt formulated the famous expression heterogony of ends