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In England, where the Pilgrims came from, and most other places in Europe, people were subject to a King and to the lords and officials he appointed. Even where a Parliament existed, as in England, very few people were entitled to vote for representatives, and the King still had great power. In some areas, groups might be ruled by a clan chief who was the strongest warrior - but always, the people were ruled by others. The Mayflower Compact is the earliest known instance in which the members of a group agreed that the best way for their community to survive was for ALL the men in the group to agree jointly upon their own rules for the community and to obey those rules were even if they had originally voted against them. This was a true democracy, the first ever established in the American colonies by Europeans. It was a revolutionary idea that people could and should govern themselves.
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What were the main ideas of the Mayflower Compact?
Democracy was the main idea of the mayflower compact EDIT: There is a rocket in my pants
What was the most important idea in the Mayflower Compact?
the most important idea of the Mayflower Compact is it made nations rethink there self-goverment act.
Why is the Mayflower Compact important today?
The Mayflower Compact was written by the men oif the Mayflower, and it first brought the idea of a democratic and representative government to the colonies.
What ideas did we get from the Mayflower Compact?
We borrowed the idea of government
The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that?
The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that a society should be based on rules that are decided upon by its members.
What were the main ideas of the Mayflower Compact?
Democracy was the main idea of the mayflower compact EDIT: There is a rocket in my pants
What was the most important idea in the Mayflower Compact?
the most important idea of the Mayflower Compact is it made nations rethink there self-goverment act.
Why is the Mayflower Compact important today?
The Mayflower Compact was written by the men oif the Mayflower, and it first brought the idea of a democratic and representative government to the colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact best known as?
Hi the mayflower compact was an idea for self government and that means they made laws for themselves...)
What ideas did we get from the Mayflower Compact?
We borrowed the idea of government
The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that?
The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that a society should be based on rules that are decided upon by its members.
What are the democratic ideas in the Mayflower Compact?
A democratic idea in the Mayflower Compact was the idea of mutual regard for one another as equals. Another was the goal of establishing laws that were equal and just.
What document created the idea of self government?
The Mayflower Compact.
What was the written plan for government drawn up by the plymoth colonists?
The Mayflower Compact
What were two important ideas of the Mayflower Compact?
Democracy was the main idea of the mayflower compactepit there is a rocket in my plants.
What was the main idea of the Mayflower Compact?
To give the people more freedom
The Mayflower Compact is an example of what fundamental political principle?
The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that a society should be based on a set of rules chosen by its members.
