the first American government document to be signed in 1620 was the Mayflower compact!
(Mayflower Compact)
Mayflower Compact
Compact Cassette was created in 1963.
Mayflower compact
In a word, money. The Compact was a business venture.
The Virginia Ordinance, specifically referring to the Virginia Resolves or the Virginia Declaration of Rights, was a document outlining the rights of the citizens and the principles of government in Virginia, emphasizing individual liberties and the framework for governance. In contrast, the Mayflower Compact was an agreement made by the Pilgrims in 1620 to establish a self-governing colony based on majority rule, emphasizing collective decision-making and social order. While the Virginia Ordinance focused on rights and governance within an established colony, the Mayflower Compact was a foundational agreement for a new settlement.
steps toward representative government
mayflower compact
this did nothing >:(
they both run on a representative government
they both run on a representative government
The Mayflower Compact referred to Virginia because the Pilgrims originally intended to settle within the Virginia Company's territory, which encompassed parts of the eastern United States. However, due to navigational errors, they landed in what is now Massachusetts. The Compact was created to establish a framework for governance and social order among the settlers, as they recognized the need for cooperation and unity in an unfamiliar land that was outside their intended destination. Thus, they invoked Virginia to legitimize their settlement and authority.
The Mayflower Compact was signed when they arrived in Massachusetts instead of Virginia.
Representative government.
Virginia had the House of Burgesses and Massachusetts had the Mayflower Compact.
To plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia(: