The Pilgrims who signed the Mayflower Compact agreed to create a self-governing community and to make and abide by fair and equal laws for the general good of the settlement.
The Mayflower Compact.
the Mayflower Compact
they would work for common good
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To plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia(:
The Mayflower Compact that the Pilgrims signed in 1620 is the first example of many colonial plans for self government. The Pilgrim leaders knew they needed rules to govern themselves if they were going to survive the new colony they were about to form. The Mayflower Compact was based on majority rule and the Pilgrims even allowed those who were not Pilgrims to take part in the process. They agreed to choose their leaders and make their own laws which they would agree to follow.
The signers all agreed to follow the same laws for an organized government. All men on the Mayflower, both pilgrims and non-pilgrims were expected to sign it.
The signers all agreed to follow the same laws for an organized government. All men on the Mayflower, both pilgrims and non-pilgrims were expected to sign it.
The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact. Then the Declaration of Independence by the colonists.
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The colonists did NOT "sing" the Mayflower Compact (though lyricists/ artists in recent times have made songs using the Compact's words as lyrics, for teaching tools for kids)! The Pilgrims did SIGN it. It was their first governing document with entering the New World. The word compact meant an agreement. All had to agree to how they would govern themselves.