It gave the colonists a system of societal rules to live by.
Mayflower compact
It gave the colonists a system of societal rules to live by.
It gave the colonists a system of societal rules to live by.
It gave the colonists a system of societal rules to live by.
validate America as a representative government
ordered government, limited government, & representative government
The 'Pilgrim Fathers' subscribed to a covenant for self-government - the Mayflower Compact - on their voyage to America in 1620 (on the board of the Mayflower - the ship).
representative
We have a Representative Democracy in America.
The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were crucial in establishing the foundations of representative government in America. The House of Burgesses, formed in 1619, was the first elected legislative assembly in the New World, setting a precedent for self-governance. The Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620, introduced the idea of a social contract and majority rule among settlers, while the Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639 provided a framework for a representative government in Connecticut, emphasizing the role of the people in governance. Together, these documents laid the groundwork for democratic principles that would shape future American political systems.
Because the Mayflower Compact was the first Frame of Government in America, the Constitution and other Government laws were based off of it.
That assembly was the House of Burgesses.