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Joh Locke is born in 1632 in England
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After studying philosophy, mathematics, medicine and law Locke becomes a important professor at this prestigous university
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Locke reads Rene Descartes' discourse on Methods and likes it resulting in this famous quote,
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, an imprtant british politician, meets and befreinds John Locke
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John Locke who is now the personal physcian of Lord Ashley supervises a liver opperation that that saves Ashleys life for allowig him to live for another 15 years.
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Because of Lord Ashley's involvement in the American Colonies Locke is asked to write The Fundamental Constitution of Carolina.
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This is when John Locke writes his first draft of Essay Concerning Human Understanding that contains ideas of Natural Law and was partially based on other writings.
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Locke begins to write and promote the idea of a social contract however he may not have been the first with the idea his soical status would make the idea popular.
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Lockes ideas to revolt against the government are linked i a plot to kill the king. He then flees to Holland while many that agreed with him and Lord Ashley are arrested for treason and some are killed.
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England's Glorious Rebellion takes place. Afterward Locke comes back to England with a welcome from the new king.
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JOhn Locke Essay Concerning Human Understading is published.
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Locke meets and becomes friends with Sir Issac Newton.
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Two Treatises of Civil Government by John Locke was published.
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John Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade and he is the most influencial member despite health issues.
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John Locke dies in 1704
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Thomas Jefferson borrows ideas from the writings of John Locke to write the Declaraiton of Independence.
