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

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

What was the document signed by the  Pilgrims called?

• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence
• Napoleonic Code
• Geneva Conventions

People of which religion were on Mayflower?

• Pastafarians
• Muslims
• Puritans
• Catholic

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620

How many people signed the Mayflower Compact?

• 41
• 80
• 141
• 10

What does covenant mean?

• promise in a binding agreement

• political group

• dishonor

• government

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

• The colonist provided for self-government of majority rule of male voters

• 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.

Who was the Governor of Plymouth?

• William Bradford
• John Adams
• Nathan Hale
• Smith Wigglesworth