By now, the entire group who came on the Mayflower has been called "the Pilgrims," however only around thirty of the group were leaving England for religious reasons, so the actual pilgrims were not in the majority.
majority rule of the group
On the Mayflower, the 102 passengers were divided into two groups, the pilgrims and the strangers (everyone besides the pilgrims). The strangers were the majority group.
majority rule of the group
The Compact was formed to keep the group on the Mayflower together.
these laws will be decided by the majority rule of the group
all the men that were aboard the mayflower signed the mayflower compact(:
These laws would be decided by the majority rule if this group.
The Pilgrims
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pilgrims
The Mayflower Compact was created by the Pilgrims, who were English Separatists seeking religious freedom. They were a small group of Puritans who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower in 1620 and established the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts.
by signed in the compact by majority rulesThe writers of the Mayflower Compact said the laws would be decided by the people. The Society of Elders, however, would oversee these laws to ensure fairness across the board.