Readworks - Mayflower Compact

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a celebration of what we call Thanksgiving

• a constitution for the New World

• a meeting to decide where to settle

What year was the Mayflower Compact created?

• 1645

• 1720

• 1620

• 1987

Why were some of the families on the Mayflower fighting?

• They disagreed on how to do things

• They were from different cultures

• There wasn't anything else to do

Why was it important for the Pilgrims to get along?

• It's nicer to be friendly

• It's not that important

• They would need each other to survive in the New World

What important document did the Mayflower Compact inspire?

• The United States Constitution

• The Apple terms of agreement

• The Magna Carta

What is the passage mostly about?

• how the Mayflower Compact is important in American history

• how the Pilgrims decided where to start a colony

• the man who came up with the idea for a Constitution

• why the Mayflower Compact is better than the Constitution