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Title: THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT


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THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
  • Why did the Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact?
  • How did the Mayflower Compact influence American
    government?

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Wrong Destination
  • Plymouth was out of the jurisdiction of the
    Virginia Company.
  • Not all of the people aboard the Mayflower were
    Pilgrims. Some were hired hands or indentured
    servants, they were referred to as strangers.
  • According to Bradford, the strangers threatened
    to rebel because no one had power to command them!

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The Compact
  • Back in England, authority to govern came from
    the King, but here it would come from the people
    themselves.
  • The Compact was signed by the adult male
    colonists, including 2 indentured servants.

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What it contained
  • Recognized the authority of God and the King.
  • Expressed the idea of self-government for the
    first time in the New World.

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What it did NOT contain
  • The colonists had no intention of declaring
    independence from the King.

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Whats next
  • Immediately elected John Carver as governor. He
    died less than a year later.
  • William Bradford replaced him and was re-elected
    30 times between 1621 and 1656.
  • Each year the Civil Body Politic of all adult
    males assembled to elect the governor.
  • As the colony grows, deputies are sent to
    represent each town at the General Court
    sessions.beginnings of representative government
    too.
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