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Give two reasons why the Mayflower Compact is significant

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The Mayflower Compact is an early example of self-government that provided a foundation for the government of the Plymouth Colony and attempted to create fair and equal laws

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The colonists agreed to choose their leaders and make their own laws which they agreed to follow.It is important so people follow it,and they wanted it to be inforced.
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