SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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What was the Mayflower Compact that the Pilgrims made?
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It was type of cake and they made it to celebrate their having reached America
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It was an agreement saying that all of the Pilgrims would plant Mayflower gardens to make their homes beautiful
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It was an agreement between the colonists that they would create their own government and laws that everyone would obey
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It was the first detailed, written constitution in America that described the organization of representative government in detail and the made it so everyone would understand it
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Signed on November 21, 1620 (November 11, Old Style), the Mayflower Compact was an agreement that joined the people onboard the Mayflower – the ship that carried the colonists who first settled Plymouth, Massachusetts – in a single self-governing community.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because they chose to remain where they landed in New England, they needed a new permission (called a patent) to settle there. On November 11, 1620, needing to maintain order and establish a civil society while they waited for this new patent, the adult male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact.
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