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The original agreement among 42 male passengers on the voyage made before landfall was called the

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Answer: Mayflower Compact

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When the 102 people onboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts instead of Virginia to colonize the area, dissent arose and in order to quell this dissent and establish a united colony, 41 males aboard the ship signed the Mayflower Compact.

This was a self-governing document that included guidelines as to how the colonists were to act in their new colony. Provisions such as loyalty to the English Crown were included.

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