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Why was the Mayflower Compact important?

A.It was the first time a group was elected to make rules and laws in North America.


B.It gave the Plymouth colonists a legal standing for their faith in English courts.


C.It was the first document written in English that gave the right to vote to women as well as men.


D.It was the first document in which American colonists claimed a right to govern themselves.

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Answer:

D.It was the first document in which American colonists claimed a right to govern themselves.

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