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John Locke is born
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After studying philosphy, medicine, law, and mathematics and graduating with multiple degree's Locke became a very important prefessor at Oxford College
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Locke reads Rene Descartes' discourse on the method and likes what he reads. This work includes the famous quote "I think, therefore I am."
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Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is an impotant British politician meets and befriends Locke.
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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.
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Because of Lord Ashleys involvement in the new British colonies in America Locke is asked to write Funadental Constitution of Carolina.
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Locke writes his first draft of the Essay Concerning Human Understandings, in it are ideas on Natural Law, based partically on the writing of others.
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Locke begins to write and promote the idea of Social Contract, he may not be the first with the idea but his social status will make the idea popular.
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Lockes ideas about revolution against a government are linked to a plot to kill king. Locke flees to Holland, many that agree with him and Lord Ashley are arrested for treason and some are killed.
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Englands Glorious Revolution, Locke is welcomed by the new king and returns to England.
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Essay concerning Human Understanding by John Locke is published.
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Locke meets Sir Issac Newton and they become friends.
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Two Treatisies by John Locke is published
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Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade and even though his health is falling he is it's most influential member
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Jonh Locke dies.
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Thomas Jefferson borrows Locke's Ideas to write the Declaration of Indepedence.
