SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Puritans
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Pilgrims
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mayflower Compact-as it is known today-was signed by those 41 “true” Pilgrims on 11 November, 1620, and became the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -To quell the conflict and preserve unity, Pilgrim leaders (among them William Bradford and William Brewster) drafted the Mayflower Compact before going ashore.
Detailed explanation-4: -Signed on November 21, 1620 (November 11, Old Style), the Mayflower Compact was an agreement that joined the people onboard the Mayflower – the ship that carried the colonists who first settled Plymouth, Massachusetts – in a single self-governing community.