the first written constitution was in the first colonies was the may flower compact.
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whos rights did the mayflower compact protect
may flower compact- 1620
The Mayflower Compact was a document signed by male passengers on the Mayflower. It was the first democratic document agreed to in North America.
it gave the right of the pilgrims 2 govern themselves in america.
The Mayflower Compact said that the pilgrims would have to obey all the laws made for the common good of the colony. It gave the pilgrims their own charter to govern themselfs. Based on the way it was written it showed that these people had a deep faith in God. The may flower compact was signed on November.11.1620.
the may flower was important because it was the first case self-goverment of America!
they delcared loyalty to britian . The writers declared their loyalty to England.
The Mayflower Compact was pretty much a set of rules to help the pilgrims live peacefully once they entered the "New World". This document was signed by many of the men on the ship.
theset up a direct democracy,in which all men would vote, and the mayority would rule. the may flower compact established a tradition of direct democracy .
The Mayflower compact was a self government singed by all men aboard the May flower, signifying they were their own independent government headed to New England/America.