Mayflower Compact

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.
• to establish an orderly community
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620

Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?

• The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
• The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
• The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
• None of the above. 

Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?

•  gold
• trade
• land
• religious freedom

When did Mayflower come to America?

• 1500
• 1620
• 1492
• 1410

Based on the wording of the Mayflower Compact, the document would MOST

affect the new colony’s

• religion

• laws

• honour

• time

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

• divine oversight of government

• popular sovereignty

• democratic self-government

• constitutional monarchy