Question

“We … having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia (Massachusetts), do … combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation … and … enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for he general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.” what did he mean when he said that

Answer 1

This quote is taken from the Mayflower Compact, a document signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620 before they landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The quote expresses the Pilgrims' intent to establish a self-governing community in the New World, based on principles of just and equal laws, and to submit to these laws for the good of the colony.