Question

Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.

“We, whose names are underwritten . . . do . . . combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, . . . to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most . . . convenient for the General good of the Colony. . . “
—Mayflower Compact

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?


to help them govern their new colony fairly


to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony


to show that they opposed representative government


to prevent some of the colonists from voting against the leaders

Answer 1

To help govern their new colony fairly because when you read the excerpt you can clearly justify that they're trying to set up a self government for the good of their colony

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) to help them govern their new colony fairly.

The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact to help them govern their new colony fairly.

The Mayflower was the name of the ship that transported English people to the Americas in 1620, trying to reach the coast of Virginia. Some wether storms complicated the trip and they ended up reaching Cape Cod, Massachusetts. When they were navigating the sea to reach for its final destination, they elaborated a set of rules that would serve for self-governance. The Pilgrims wanted to have the basic regulation to make the colony a prosperous and peaceful place.