SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Question
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What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
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To establish freedom of religion in the colony
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To create a government that would benefit the colony
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To ensure obedience to the King of England
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To provide a new chance for debtors and criminals
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It simply bound the signers into a “Civil Body Politic” for the purpose of passing “just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony.” But those few words expressed the idea of self-government for the first time in the New World.
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