WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is the MOST significant impact of the Mayflower Compact?
A
It was the first contract on a colonial ship
B
It established a social contract for self-government
C
It did not allow women or children to sign the document
D
It provided religious freedom once the Quakers reached Plymouth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Among all the given impacts, the most significant impact of the Mayflower compact was that “It established a social contract for self-government”. Hence, Option B is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why Was the Mayflower Compact Important? The Mayflower Compact was important because it was the first document to establish self-government in the New World.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mayflower Compact continued the idea of law made by the people. This idea lies at the heart of democracy. From its crude beginning in Plymouth, self-government evolved into the town meetings of New England and larger local governments in colonial America.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mayflower, in American colonial history, the ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they established the first permanent New England colony in 1620.

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