SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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celebration of what we call Thanksgiving.
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constitution in the New World.
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a meeting to decide where to settle.
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English ship to come to America.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mayflower Compact-once called the “Plymouth Combination”-is the first constitution known to have been written in the New World. Drafted aboard the Mayflower before the Pilgrims from Holland and their fellow travelers landed in North America, it was signed on November 11, 1620, by the 41 men on the ship.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mayflower Compact (1620) brought the English concepts of Law and Liberty to the New World. The Compact created a common bond among the 102 pilgrims at Plymouth. Their desire to worship as they wished is embodied in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
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.