USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY

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Directions:Analyze the document and answer the question that follows.“[I]n the Presence of God and one another, [we] . . . combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and . . . to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet [proper] and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience.”-The Mayflower Compact (1620)What action were the writers and signers of this document taking?
A
starting an unlimited government
B
creating a social social contract
C
stating their natural rights
D
declaring independence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The rest of the Mayflower Compact is very short. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -God and the others on the ship. the signers promise to covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic what do they mean by this phrase. promise to form an organized government.

Detailed explanation-3: -• “Civil body politick” refers to a government or a law making body. This. is an example of how the men agreed to join together to govern themselves. • The compact states that the signers are coming to honor God, to. spread the Christian faith, and on behalf of King James and Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the men aboard the Mayflower, consisting of Separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen.

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