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Were did the mayflower passengers think they were going to settle?
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The northern Parts of Virginia
Fredrick Jerde
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What was the name of the contract the pilgrims wrote to keep law and order in their colony?
Mayflower compact
What was the document called that was signed in 1620 by the pilgrims that listed their plans for self-government?
the first American government document to be signed in 1620 was the Mayflower compact!
What of these documents was signed by the Pilgrims in 1620?
The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact while still aboard the ship on November 11, 1620. This was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony.
Why couldn't the Mayflower go close to land?
I really have no idea why the Mayflower couldn't go so close to land but I think it might be because it is so heavy or something and they don't want it to sink or get stuck in the mud because it was so big.
What settlers were called pilgrims?
They were a group of people who practiced Calvinism, and they were unsatified with the Church of England saying that it was still too much like the Roman Catholic Church. So they decided to separate from the Church of England but King James I didn't approve and they persecuted. So they decided to go to America and settle around the Chesapeake Bay area. So they got a ship the infamous Mayflower and they set sail, but they were hit by a terrible storm and were blown off course and they landed in what is present day Massachusetts founding the Plymouth Colony.
Where did mayflower passengers think they were going to settle?
The northern Parts of Virginia
Where did the mayflower passangers think they were going to settle?
The Mayflower passengers really had no clue in terms of where they were going to settle. While they believed it would be somewhere down the Eastern seaboard, their arrival in Plymouth pretty much dispelled that.
Why do you think governor Bradford called passengers who were not pilgrims strangers?
Bradford knew the Pilgrims, while he did not know the "strangers."
Why do you think the colonists felt they needed to draw up the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact was drawn up with fair and equal laws, for the general good of the settlement and with the will of the majority. The Mayflower's passengers knew that the New World's earlier settlers failed due to a lack of government.
A formal document signed by Pilgrims which set up a civil government?
The Mayflower Compact. (the name came from the name of the ship the Pilgrims had arrived. )
Why do you think Roanoke island was difficult to settle?
Roanoke Island was difficult to settle due to challenges like harsh weather conditions, limited resources, conflicts with Native American tribes, and a lack of support and reinforcements from England. These factors contributed to the failed attempts at settlement on the island.
What was the name of the contract the pilgrims wrote to keep law and order in their colony?
Mayflower compact
What was the document called that was signed in 1620 by the pilgrims that listed their plans for self-government?
the first American government document to be signed in 1620 was the Mayflower compact!
How do you think the Mayflower Compact later governments in America?
The mayflower compact made the colony more good by having a freedom from religion.
What was the Mayflower used for before the pilgrams?
I think it was a cargo ship.
Where is the Mayflower Compact?
Plymouth in America what is now Massachusetts...I think
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