The Mayflower Compact gave the Pilgrims their own charter.
A near-mutiny just before landing necessitated the writing and signing of the Mayflower Compact.
William Bradford wrote the mayflower compact
Women and children did not sign the Mayflower Compact.
the most important idea of the Mayflower Compact is it made nations rethink there self-goverment act.
They were still in the Mayflower most likely floating in nearby Massachusetts Bay.
The constitution
Because it made what now, a law!
apex: it gave the people the power to make laws and elcet leaders
Steps toward colonial self-government
Step toward colonial self-government
The Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, was an agreement that established a form of self-governance for the new colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its most important principle was the idea of popular sovereignty, where the colonists agreed to create and abide by their own laws for the sake of order and the common good, reflecting a commitment to democracy and collective decision-making. This compact laid the groundwork for future democratic governance in America.
it gave the people the power to make laws and elect leaders.