Mayflower Compact

What was Mayflower?

• A vegetable
• A ship
• A book
• A Nazi weapon

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. 

 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

How many people signed the Mayflower compact?

• 41
• 100
• 566
• 38

Who was the Governor of Plymouth?

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

How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?

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

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Where was the Mayflower originally bound?

• Colony of South Carolina 
• Colony of Virginia
• Colony of Georgia 

How long did they travel?

• 60 months
• 66 days
• 66 hours
• 66 months

The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement for self - government to be created and enforced in america  

• true
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