John Locke:The First Step on the Path to American Freedom

Question #1:How can we tell that

John Locke was incredibly influential?

Question #2:What about Locke’s

upbringing allowed him to have a clear view of the

fight between the English monarchy and the people?

Question #3:How did Locke become so politically influential

in England in the 1660s?

Question #4:What steps did Locke take

to ensure he was not captured and returned to England for execution?

Question #5:What allowed Locke to

return to England, publish his works, and

become famous?

Question #6:What was one of the

theories Locke espoused in his writings?

Question #7:While in Parliament, what

basic right – one we Americans enjoy – did

Locke defend?

Extra Credit:Why is this reading

so “difficult to understand/ read”?

ATOMIC BONUS:What is John

Locke’s middle name?