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Mayflower Compact

The first governing document of Plymouth County, the Mayflower Compact was written by the colonists (also known as the pilgrims) who came to America on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom.

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Why is it difficult to read and correctly interpret the Mayflower Compact and all of its meanings?

It is difficult to read and correctly interpret because it was so influenced by the historical events that happened just before it was written.

What generalization can you make about the Mayflower Compact?

well ive been wondering about that question i checked on google but it did not give me an answer can someone answer the question

Explain the significance of the house of burgesses and the mayflower compact for todays US government?

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Why didn't women sign the Mayflower Compact?

Women weren't as excepted back then when the male pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact and were not allowed to sign.

What was the effect of the Mayflower Compact?

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 authority to make laws in the colony was also based on the fact that the inhabitants consented to be subject to those laws. The Plymouth Colony became the most democratic colony at that time, since every adult male head of household was a shareholder in the company and had the right to vote for governor of the colony.Also the mayflower is not a real FLOWER

Which problem with reading primary historical sources is best illustrated by the Mayflower Compact?

Historical events that happened immediately before the writing can influence the written material while the material itself fails to mention these events.

The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that?

The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that a society should be based on rules that are decided upon by its members.

Did people pray on the mayflower?

Of that you can be pretty certain, they were leaving England due to religious persecution. It would not be unlikely that a religious sect would be aspiring for help from their given Deity.

What does the Mayflower Compact and the US Constitution have in common?

they each want to have own freedom from the other country. They each want their own rules and the government of their own.

What is the mayflower comact?

The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists later known as the Pilgrims who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower, seeking the freedom to practice Christianity according to their own determination and not the will of the English Church.[citation needed] It was signed on November 11, 1620 (OS)[1] by 41 of the ship's more than one hundred passengers,[2] in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. 1620- A contract made by the voyagers on the Mayflower agreeing that they would form a simple government where majority ruled. or just google it there are many definitions