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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.
812 Questions
How many syllables are there in the word Mayflower Compact?
4
Mayflower (3) May-Flow-R
Compact (2) Com-Pact. (5) total both words.
How did representative government develop in the British colonies?
Virginia had the House of Burgesses and Massachusetts had the Mayflower Compact.
How did the Mayflower Compact influence the Constitution of the united states?
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How did the English Bill of Rights and the Mayflower Compact influence in the US Constitution?
both set rights for people.
How did the Mayflower Compact affected American law and the Constitution?
Because the Mayflower Compact was the first Frame of Government in America, the Constitution and other Government laws were based off of it.
What did the Mayflower Compact have to do with the revolution?
The Mayflower Compact was drawn up by the British people on board the Mayflower and signed by the 41 Adult 'male' members of the trip. It was a document that granted equal rights and laws to all those under it. Most of these people were being persecuted in England and its territories for being separatists, not Protestant's. They understood that much of the reason that the earlier settlers failed was from a lack of government to protect the individual rights. This was the first document written in the 'new' world that spoke of God's unalienable rights and the covenants between God and man.
As to it's important role in the American Revolution and the United States. Not only was it a foundation of the rights and freedoms guaranteed to all man but,John Adams and many historians referred to the Mayflower compact as the foundation of the U.S. Constitution which was written over 150 years later.
The original compact has been lost, but the journal of William Bradford which a copy of can be seen at Plymouth (Plimouth) Plantation in Plymouth Massachusetts.
Is what is seen as the accurate penning of the compact.
It starts with; "In the name of God, Amen..."
and ends with: "...In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, ..."
When was the first written contract?
First written contract in English made on the Mayflower in North America.
What tradition did the Mayflower Compact established?
They established a tradition of direct demorcracy.
Why were the people on the mayflower called pilgrims?
The pilgrims were English Separatists, they believed that the Church of England had become corrupt, too ritualistic and liturgical, and they had concluded that reform was no longer possible, so they needed to separate themselves from it. Their conflict with the established church had made life for them in England intolerable; they fled first to Holland and then to the New World.
The word "pilgrim" means "one who makes a journey for religious reasons". Although Governor Bradford used the word once in his writings, the settlers of the Plymouth Colony did not generally call themselves "pilgrims", nor did anyone else apply that term to them until 150 years later.
Why were women not allowed to participate in the Mayflower Compact?
Women, at this point in time, were not thought of as completely equal to men, nor completely relevant to the settlement of the colony. They were thought of just better than slaves, who were "property" of the men. They were expected to do as their husbands or fathers do. Therefore, when a man signed the compact, the women accompanying him were also theoretically signing the document.
What was the contribution of the Mayflower Compact to the American revolution?
the mayflower was a contibutuion to the american revolition because of the fact that during the time that it happend the mayflower was letting the people have more say so in what they wanted and how they wanted it to happend. the people also got a chace to to be able to be open minded about the things that go on around them. so basicly the contribution of the mayflower was that it gave more freedom and a freedom of speach.
The Mayflower Compact and the virginiia house of burgesses are most closely associated with?
Step toward colonial self-government
What is a significant feature of the Mayflower Compact?
To Establish the principle of self government in Plymouth Colony
A- self-government. :)
Why is the Mayflower Compact an important document in American history?
well,it was b/c it was a step towards forming self govengment government. ^o^
What principle did the Mayflower Compact introduce?
The compat introduced the principle of the Social Contract.
The main purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to?
To obey the laws and be known as the Good Colony and ensure obedience to the King of England(:
