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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.

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What sort of political principles guided the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and the Mayflower Compact?

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What sort of political principles guided the creation of the fundamental order of Connecticut and the mayflower compact?

Democratic and Representative


The Mayflower Compact 1620 was significant in the political development of thr American colonies because it introduced the principle of?

A- self-government. :)


What principle did the Mayflower Compact introduce?

The compat introduced the principle of the Social Contract.


What was the house of burgesses and the fundamental orders of Connecticut?

the mayflower compact house of burgesses and fundamental orders of connecticut are all examples of the efforts of colonial americans to


What is the Mayflower Compact principle based on?

The Mayflower Compact principle is based on the idea of self-government and the consent of the governed. It was a legal agreement among the Pilgrims on the Mayflower to establish a "civil body politic" and create laws for the general good of the Plymouth Colony.


What is the significance of the mayflower compact?

To Establish the principle of self government in Plymouth Colony


What did the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut in common?

they both are used by the puritans in Massachusetts.


What do the Mayflower Compact the Virginia House of Burgesses and the fundamental orders of Connecticut have in common?

this did nothing >:(


What is the Mayflower Compact and why it is important?

The Mayflower Compact is important because of its principle, that a government's authority derives from the consent of the governed. The signers of the Compact stated that the pilgrims had to work together in order to survive in the new world


Why were the Mayflower compact and the fundamentals orders of Connecticut written?

The Mayflower Compact was written when in 1620 the settlers aboard the Mayflower landed north of their original destination in Virginia. The Mayflower Compact was designed to provide a framework of government for Plymouth in the absence Virginian authority. It was significant because it is established the principle of government by the consent of the governed in the new world. The Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut, adopted in 1639, was also an early document of self-governance in the New World. The Fundamental Orders were substantially more complex than the Mayflower Compact, however, and detailed an actual system system of government, complete with a general assembly that was to meet at regular intervals and a process for election of officials.


What is a significant feature of the Mayflower Compact?

To Establish the principle of self government in Plymouth Colony

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