SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SETTLEMENT OF JAMESTOWN COLONY
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The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.”
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The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
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The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
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None of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The rest of the Mayflower Compact is very short. It simply bound the signers into a “Civil Body Politic” for the purpose of passing “just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony.” But those few words expressed the idea of self-government for the first time in the New World.
Detailed explanation-2: -Expert-Verified Answer. Option A, laws would be established by majority rule, is the right answer.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The agreement set forth principles of a self-governed body not completely separate from the King of England. The Mayflower Compact continued the idea of law made by and for the people. This idea lies at the heart of democracy and made a significant contribution to the creation of a new democratic nation.