John Locke's Second Treatise On Government Essay

Locke’s Second treatise on Government
The second treatise on government was written by John Locke and published anonymously. Some issues had risen during that time period of which this document was written. “And hence it is evident that absolute monarchy, which by some men is counted for the only government in the world, is indeed inconsistent with civil society, and can be not form of civil government at all” (The Second Treatise on Governemnt, Ch. 7, 90) Monarchism was still a big part of the world and so was the divine right of kings. It is because of Locke’s ideas that drove the English enlightenment to a revolution. The divine right of kings implies that only God can judge an unjust king and anybody who tries to over throw that king is
During the mid to late 1700’s the England had passed their British Parliament. The King was passing laws that were restricted the freedom of many colonist in America. They wrote letter to King George III but all were ignored. “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of absolute tyranny over these states” (Declaration of Independence). Upon coming to conclusion that nothing was going to be done, they had no choice but to rebel against the British thus resulting in their independence from them, and the written documentation of The Declaration of Independence. The French and Indian war lasted from 1754-1763 and overlapped with the seven years war. The fighting took place in New France and British colonies. The name came from those two who were enemies of the British colonies. France was extremely outnumbered and relied in the native Indians to help. The war had gone on so long that it became an international up rise. Because the British still had the military advantage, they won the war. Great Britain had full power over the colonies. Later in the 1700’s the U.S had enough of the