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Why did the pilgrims draw up the Mayflower Compact?
to have a great time!!
The Mayflower Compact is significant in american political thought beacuse?
In the Mayflower Compact, all signers agreed to work to select a leader and form their own government. It prefigures the later colonists' assertion of their liberty from Great Britain and their ability to govern themselves, and shows the American idea of political equality and involvement.
Why is the Mayflower Compact significant in American political thought?
In the Mayflower Compact, all signers agreed to work to select a leader and form their own government. It prefigures the later colonists' assertion of their liberty from Great Britain and their ability to govern themselves, and shows the American idea of political equality and involvement. In this document, the people assert that their government is by their will, not as subjects of another.The Mayflower Compact is recognized as a proto-Constitution. This means that it was not itself a Constitution, but it was similar to one. In the Mayflower Compact, the male passengers on board the Mayflower compacted themselves into a body politic. The purpose of this body politic was"for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the General good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience."The language of the Mayflower Compact mirrors that of later Colonial documents and ultimately the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of 1787. Some historians use the Mayflower Compact to demonstrate that the ideas present concerning the role of government and the position of the American Colonies in relation to England at the time of the Founding were there at the time of the Mayflower Compact.
What document was written by Thomas Jeffereson and was the official separation from Great Britain?
The document that was written by Thomas Jefferson and was used as the official separation from Great Britain was the Declaration of Independence.
Why is the document the pilgrims signed one of the great documents?
Because, the Pilgrims were pretty much the first settlers who came to what was back then Jamestown. The document the Pilgrims signed was also one of the first signs of Democracy in North America (I'm assuming your talking about the "Mayflower Compact"). It showed that everyone had a say (at least, all of the men did) and needed to live up to commitments.
