SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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The Mayflower Compact secured the colonists’ loyalty and belief in the rule of King James of England.
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The Mayflower Compact agreed that all people everywhere in the United States should have religious freedom.
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The Mayflower Compact was signed by all the men, women, and children aboard so it shows the importance of everyone’s equality.
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The Mayflower Compact formed a system of self governance for the Pilgrims which would influence the United States’ Constitution.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Mayflower Compact continued the idea of law made by the people. This idea lies at the heart of democracy. From its crude beginning in Plymouth, self-government evolved into the town meetings of New England and larger local governments in colonial America.
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.