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added religious quote from Compact
They agreed to the first social contract in America, with the settlers consenting to abide by the rules of this Mayflower Compact. It was the first colonial agreement that formed a government by the consent of the governed. This contract proclaimed the allegiance of settlers to the king while establishing a majority form of government. It gave them power to frame and enact laws for the general good of the planned settlement and stayed in force until 1691.
They agreed to the first social contract in America, with the settlers consenting to abide by the rules of this Mayflower Compact. It was the first colonial agreement that formed a government by the consent of the governed. This contract proclaimed the allegiance of settlers to the king while establishing a majority form of government. It gave them power to frame and enact laws for the general good of the planned settlement and stayed in force until 1691.
It was not a constitution but an adaptation of the usual church covenants in response to a civil problem. It became the foundation of Plymouth government.
It was not a constitution but an adaptation of the usual church covenants in response to a civil problem. It became the foundation of Plymouth government.
The Compact made clear its religious purpose:
:Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid.
[[category:United States History]]
[[category:United States History]]