It gave the colonists a system of societal rules to live by.
It called for a separation of church from government.
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.
It gave the colonists a system of societal rules to live by.
Because it provided an example of colonial self-government
The Mayflower Compact was a written agreement among the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower ship in 1620 before they landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It established a form of government based on majority rule and was an important early step in the development of self-government in America.
provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony
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).
Mayflower compact
Because the Mayflower Compact was the first Frame of Government in America, the Constitution and other Government laws were based off of it.
We made America and got freedom.