USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In what ways were the Mayflower Compact & Fundamental Orders of Connecticut similar? The signers of both documents had only just landed in America. In both documents, colonists agreed to establish a community and obey to its laws. In both documents, colonists agreed to obey the British King’s decisions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with steps toward colonial self-government. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is considered the first written constitution in the colonies. In both documents, colonists agreed to establish a community and obey its laws.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Virginia House of Burgesses and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut involved the elections of representatives to carry on government. Thus, they were examples of representative democracy, not direct democracy (A).

Detailed explanation-5: -Why was the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative government in the colonies? It was a written constitution and is considered the first in the colonies.