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what was the covenant under god to establish a civil body politic?
that was the Mayflower Compact
What term did the Mayflower Compact use to describe the colonist?
Civil Body Politic
What does covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body of politic mean?
The Mayflower Compact
What does civil body politic mean in the Mayflower Compact?
It means they wanted too establish a government for there colony
Which document was the first written agreement of self-government used in the new colonies?
The Mayflower Compact was the first written form of government in colonial America.
What formal document drawn up by the pilgrims that pledged their loyalty to England and declared their intention of forming a civil body politic?
the Mayflower Compact
Why was the Mayflower Compact important step toward representatives government?
The compact pledged their loyalty to England and declared their intention of forming a civil body politic for our better ordering and preservation
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 was the first written self government in the American colonies?
It was known as the Mayflower Compact, it was a "Civil Body Politic" that worked of of the basic principals of just and equal laws.
Why was the Mayflower Compact an important step toward representatives government?
The compact pledged their loyalty to England and declared their intention of forming a civil body politic for our better ordering and preservation
Who made the laws to the Mayflower Compact?
The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower created and agreed upon the Mayflower Compact in 1620 as a set of rules for self-governance before disembarking in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was not made by a specific individual but was a collective agreement among the Pilgrims to establish order and create a civil body politic.
When the wrote the Mayflower Compact they mention combine together in a civil body politic what did they mean by that phrase?
A civil body politic means that they wanted to establish a government for their colony. They already knew what religion they were going to establish, but in order for all to live peacefully, they wanted to establish a government that would be accepted by all and all would agree to the rules and regulations of the civil authorities.
