EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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separation of powers
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economic freedom
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self-government
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security of the people
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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 English Magna Carta, written more than 400 years before the Mayflower Compact, established the principle of the rule of law. In England this still mostly meant the king’s law. The Mayflower Compact continued the idea of law made by the people. This idea lies at the heart of democracy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Magna Carta established the rule of law for the first time, and the Mayflower Compact was the establishment of rule of law for the people. Further, both documents were influenced by the common law traditions of England, particularly those established through the development of the Manga Carta.
Detailed explanation-4: -Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.