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John Locke is born.
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After studying philosophy, medicine, law, and mathematics and graduating with multiple degrees, Locke becomes a very importat professor at Oxeford College.
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Locke reads Rene Descarte's Discourse on the Method and likes what he reads. This work includes the famous qoute "I think, therefore I am".
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John Lock has a meeting with Anthony Ashley Cooper, a politician from England
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Locke is now Loed Ashley's personal physician supervises a liver operation that saves Lord Ashley's life and remarkably he lives another 15 years.
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Because of Lord Ashley's involvement in the new British colonies in America. Locke is asked to write the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina
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Locke writes his first draft of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, in it are ideas of Natural Law; based partially on the writing of others.
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Locke begins to write and promote the idea of a Social Contract, he may not be the first with the idea but his social status will make the idea popular.
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Locke's ideas about revolution against a government are linked to a plot to kill the king. Locke flees to Holland, many the agreed with him and Lord Ashley are arrested for treason and some are killed.
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England's Glorous Revolution; Locke is welcomed by the new king and returns to England.
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Esaay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke is published.
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Locke Meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends.
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Two Treatisesor Civil Government by John Locke is published.
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Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade and even though his health is failing, he is it's most influential member.
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John Locke Dies
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Thomas Jefferson borrows from Locke's ideas to create the Declaration of Independence.
