SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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social contract where all agreed to abide by the rules established.
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social contract not to destroy the land.
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social contract to leave the natives alone.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a social contract, the Mayflower Compact was an agreement that many people would be governed by a few and that some individual rights would be sacrificed for the greater good of the governing of Plymouth Colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -In basic terms, the Mayflower Compact was a social contract whereby the 41men who signed it agreed to abide by the rules and regulations of the new government in order to ensure civil order and their own survival.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-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 Mayflower Compact-as it is known today-was signed by those 41 “true” Pilgrims on 11 November, 1620, and became the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.