locke reads Rene Descartes' Discourse on the Method, and enjoys what he read
Locke meets the British politician Anthony Ashley Cooper
Locke supervises a surgery for Lord ashley that saves his life
Locke is asked to write the Fundemental Constitution of Carolina
Locke writes his first draf of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding is written
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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'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
England's Glorious Revolution; Locke is welcomed by the new king and returns to England
Essay Concerning Human Understanding is published by Locke
Locke becomes good friends with Sir Isaac Newton
Two Treaties of Civil Government is published by Locke
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Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade and even though his health is failing he is its most influential member
Thomas Jefferson uses some of Locke's ideas in the Declaration of Independence