The Mayflower Compact, drawn up by the Pilgrims in 1620, established a form of government based on mutual consent and social contract. It created a framework for self-governance, where the signers agreed to form a "civil body politic" for their collective benefit, emphasizing the principles of democracy and majority rule. This agreement laid the groundwork for future democratic governance in America by prioritizing the will of the people and cooperation among settlers.
The Mayflower compact was written by the pilgrims after they arrived in the New World on November 11, 1960. It outlined the government the pilgrims were going to follow in America.
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The Mayflower Compact. (the name came from the name of the ship the Pilgrims had arrived. )
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the first American government document to be signed in 1620 was the Mayflower compact!