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John Locke is born
John Locke is born in England -
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John Locke becomes a professor at Oxford College
After studying philosophy, medicine, law, and mathematics and graduating with multiple degrees Locke becomes a very important professor at Oxford College -
John Locke reads Rene Descartes' work
Locke reads Rene Descartes' Discourse on the Method and likes what he reads. This work includes the famous quote "I think, therefore I am" -
Lord Ashely befriends John Locke
Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is an important British politician meets and befriends Locke -
Locke supervises an operation that saves Lord Ashley's life
Locke who is now Lord Ashley's personal physician supervises a liver operation that saves Lord Ashley's life and remarkably he lives another 15 years -
Locke is asked to write a Fundamental Constitution of Carolina for the 13 colonies
Because of Lord Ashley's involvement in the new British colonies in America Locke is asked to write the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina -
Locke begins writing an Essay containing others ideas
Locke writes his first draft of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, in it are ideas on Natural Law; based partially on the writings of others -
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Locke starts to write/promoe his idea, and his status shall help make the idea popular
Locke's 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 -
Locke has ideas of a reolution a and a plot to kill the king. He then flees to Holland and others are killed
Locke's ideas about revolution against a government are linked to a plot to kill the king. Locke flees to Holland, many that agreed with him and Lord Ashley are arrested for treason and some are killed -
The new king welcomes Locke and returns to England
England's Glorious Revolution; Locke is welcomed by the new king and returns to England -
Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" is published
Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke is published -
Sir Isaac Newton befriends Locke
Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends -
John Locke's "Two Treatises of Civil Government" is published
Two Treatises of Civil Government by John Locke is published -
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Locke is an important member on the British Board of Trade despite his health
Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade and even though his health is failing he is its most influential member -
John Locke's death
John Locke dies -
Thomas Jefferson borrows ideas from John Locke
Thomas Jefferson borrows from Locke's ideas to write the Declaration of Independence
