Question

The Mayflower Compact, a document of laws written by the Pilgrims, stated that officeholders would be elected by _____.

1. all members of the colony

2. the colony’s adult males

3. all adult males, including Native Americans

4. men and women who owned property

Answer 1

The Mayflower compact was a formal agreement to abide by the laws made by leaders of their choosing in 1620, which provided colonist with the expectation of self-government in the Americas. So which ever option seems most likely to fit in that definition would be your answer.