USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-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 Mayflower Compact was probably composed by William Brewster, who had a university education, and was signed by nearly all the adult male colonists, including two of the indentured servants.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mayflower Compact is such a covenant in that the settlers agreed to form a government and be bound by its rules. The Compact is often described as America’s first constitution, but it is not a constitution in the sense of being a fundamental framework of government.