HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Question
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It resolved conflicts between the Hindu and Muslim princes
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It expanded the African slave trade
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It set out guidelines for governing the North American colony founded by the Pilgrims
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mayflower Compact was important because it was the first document to establish self-government in the New World. It remained active until 1691 when Plymouth Colony became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two main ideas of the Mayflower Compact were majority rule and the concept of the public good. This document spelled out that the colonists would follow the rules prescribed by the majority.
Detailed explanation-3: -It established a self-governing colony based on rule of the people. The reason that the Mayflower colonist signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620 was to. form a social contract for self-government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scholars agree that the signing of the Mayflower Compact helped to introduce in America the principles of religious freedom, the rule of law, and economic liberty that have shaped the United States for 400 years.