SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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ready to begin a new way of life without strangers
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aware of needing to make their own government
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aware of how different they were from other colonies
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willing to follow the same laws as Virginia
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Realizing that, as a result of the decision, the New England colonists were now under the authority of no government for at least the winter, the pilgrims signed a mini-Constitution, the Mayflower Compact, establishing democratic governance in through an elected form of government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Because they chose to remain where they landed in New England, they needed a new permission (called a patent) to settle there. On November 11, 1620, needing to maintain order and establish a civil society while they waited for this new patent, the adult male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact.