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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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expresses the importance of self gov't
What is the Mayflower Compact about?
It established the guidelines for he first government of the Plymouth Colony.
What was the mayflower compact about?
The Mayflower Compact On Sept. 6, 1620, the Mayflower, a sailing vessel of about 180 tons, started her memorable voyage from Holland, with about 100 pilgrims aboard, bound for America(then known as the New World) to establish a private permanent colony in North America.
Arriving at what is now Provincetown, Mass., on Nov. 11 (Nov. 21, new-style calendar), 41 of the passengers signed the famous "Mayflower Compact" as the boat lay at anchor in that Cape Cod harbor. A small detail of the pilgrims were assigned to select a place for permanent settlement, and landed at what is now Virginia on Dec. 21.
The text of the compact follows:
In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.
Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, 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.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620
Was the Mayflower Compact an example of direct democracy?
self government
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According to the mayflower Compact who would benefit from any laws enacted under its terms?
=only the signaters of the Compact benefited from it. There were only 41 signaters. But the Mayflower had 102 passengers on board. Those who weren't allowed to sign, because they were ordinary people, did not benefit from the egalitarian and democratic society the text wished to establish.=
It called for a separation of church from the goverment.
What does the Mayflower Compact represent?
The Mayflower Compact represents one of the first attempts at self-government in the English Colonies.
What do the signers mean by a civil body politic?
What do the signers mean by a "civil body politic"?
The mayflower Compact was written by the Plymouth colonists as a?
The Mayflower Compact was written by the Plymouth Colonists as a law and order contract.
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What was the stated purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
that the government would make "just and equal laws" for the good of the community
Who wrote the Mayflower Compact and why?
The Mayflower Compact was a written agreement composed by the settlers at what is now Provincetown, MA in November of 1620. It documented the first written laws for the new colony.
When did the Mayflower anchor at Provincetown?
November 11/21 of 1620 are the recognized dates of anchorage, as the calendar itself was changing from the Julian, to the Gregorian.
Whose rights did the Mayflower Compact protect?
The Mayflower Compact protected the Pilgrims' rights. Because they landed outside the limits of the Virginia Company, their charter did not apply. For the sake of order the men aboard the Mayflower signed an agreement. In it they vowed to obey laws agreed upon for the good of the colony. The Mayflower Compact helped establish the idea of self-government and majority rule.
Who was the audience of the Mayflower Compact?
This would be the kind and leaders of england. since they're the one's that basically gave them the ok to go, they are the ones that the settlers are trying to reach, so they can have rights, and set up a mutual agreement, on how this whole "setting up a new town" is going to work.
The audience was the people on the shape who would be obeying the decisions outlined in the Compact.
What were the main ideas of the Mayflower Compact?
Democracy was the main idea of the mayflower compact
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