SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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They disagreed on how to do things
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They were from different cultures
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There wasn’t anything else to do
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -During their two-month journey to America, the Mayflower’s passengers faced cramped quarters, rough seas, limited food and numbing cold. During their two-month journey to America, the Mayflower’s passengers faced cramped quarters, rough seas, limited food and numbing cold.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its passengers were in search of a new life – some seeking religious freedom, others a fresh start in a different land. They would go on to be known as the Pilgrims and influence the future of the United States of America in ways they could never have imagined.
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: -Competition was heating up to find new resources, and the Wampanoag people were fed up with the livestock of the Pilgrims ruining their cornfields. Eventually many natives had to sell their land.”