SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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Question
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Why was the Mayflower Compact necessary?
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They landed in unchartered territory and had to make their own plan for self-government.
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They couldn’t leave England without it.
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They needed to establish friendly relations with the Native Americans.
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They knew they wouldn’t be able to make any laws for themselves.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But after treacherous shoals and storms drove their ship off course, the settlers landed in Massachusetts instead, near Cape Cod, outside of Virginia’s jurisdiction. Knowing life without laws could prove catastrophic, colonist leaders created the Mayflower Compact to ensure a functioning social structure would prevail.
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