USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -It declared that the colonists were loyal to the King of England, that they were Christians who served God, that they would make fair and just laws, and that they would work together for the good of the Colony. The men also chose John Carver as Plymouth Colony’s first governor.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower.

Detailed explanation-5: -The document now referred to as the Mayflower Compact was written and signed by most of the male passengers on the ship in November 1620 as they landed at Cape Cod.