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Bookmark or Share- Mayflower Compact - WikipediaThe Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the men aboard the Mayflower, consisting of Separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen.
- Mayflower Compact ‑ Definition, Purpose & Significance - HISTORYThe Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower. When...
- The Mayflower ‑ Ship, Compact & Pilgrims - HISTORYThe Mayflower was a merchant ship that carried 102 passengers, including nearly 40 Protestant Separatists, on a journey from England to the New World in 1620.
- How the Mayflower Compact Laid a Foundation for American DemocracyTheir solution was to draft an agreement, later known as the Mayflower Compact, that became a first in consensual government and ensured everyone in the new colony would abide by the same laws.
- The Mayflower Compact - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Mayflower Compact . Agreement between the Settlers at New Plymouth, 1620 . 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.
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