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What was the first written agreement of self government in America?
The first written self government document in the Americas was the Mayflower Compact. It was an agreement between the Pilgrims to govern their new colony in 1620.
What was the importance of the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact that the Pilgrims signed in 1620 is the first example of many colonial plans for self government. The Pilgrim leaders knew they needed rules to govern themselves if they were going to survive the new colony they were about to form. The Mayflower Compact was based on majority rule and the Pilgrims even allowed those who were not Pilgrims to take part in the process. They agreed to choose their leaders and make their own laws which they would agree to follow.
William Bradford was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Yes. William Bradford wrote the Mayflower Compact upon the pilgrims' landing in Massachusetts and became the first governor. He was a well respected leader and was one of the pilgrims to survive the starving time and the first winter at Plymouth.
Why were pilgrims important?
They were one of the first to seperate themselves from the church of England.
The first attempt by the Pilgrims at self-government is found in the?
Mayflower Compact
