USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ ____ was the document that showed the Pilgrims agreement to form a government and to obey its laws.
A
Magna Carta
B
Mayflower Compact
C
The English Bill of Rights
D
Two Treatises of Government
Explanation: 

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 1620 agreement (first called the Mayflower Compact in 1793) was a legal instrument that bound the Pilgrims together when they arrived in New England.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Thus, the Mayflower Compact was an agreement that bound the signers to obey the government and legal system established in Plymouth Colony. The Mayflower Compact remained in effect until Plymouth Colony became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691.

Detailed explanation-5: -They elected John Carver governor on November 21, 1620. Carver had helped secure financing for the Mayflower expedition and served in a leadership role during the voyage to America. He’s also sometimes given credit for helping write the Mayflower Compact.

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