The Mayflower Compact was a document signed by male passengers on the Mayflower. It was the first democratic document agreed to in North America.
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the first written constitution was in the first colonies was the may flower compact.
Because that was just the transport that happened to be available
there were 102 passengers on the may flower
The reason why Mayflower is called so is that in the past the Mayflower's owner was Guicciardini. Guicciardini was an ancient Italian family in Florence. The symbol of Florence is "Giglio" that is a flower of may. So Mayflower means Giglio that is the symbol of Florence in Italy. The Mayflower got its name because it was scheduled to set sail in May, the flower part symbolized hope, and prosperity in the New World.
The Pilgrims who landed in present-day Massachusetts in 1620 arrived on the Mayflower.