SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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They would have won independence from England sooner.
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Their ship would have never reached the Americas.
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They would have never set sail from England.
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They might have fought too much to be a successful colony.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What might have happened to the Pilgrims without the Mayflower Compact? Answer: =>They would have won independence from England sooner. Their ship would have never reached the Americas.
Detailed explanation-2: -People might have overthrown someone and that would eventually cause more deaths.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scholars agree that the signing of the Mayflower Compact helped to introduce in America the principles of religious freedom, the rule of law, and economic liberty that have shaped the United States for 400 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why Was the Mayflower Compact Important? The Mayflower Compact was important because it was the first document to establish self-government in the New World. It remained active until 1691 when Plymouth Colony became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Detailed explanation-5: -The document was not titled initially but, over time, became known as the “Mayflower Compact.” The original document has been lost, but a copy was published in 1622 in Mourt’s Relation by Edward Winslow and in William Bradford’s Of Plymoth Plantation.