Final answer:
The Mayflower Compact was signed by only forty-one men aboard the Mayflower, not all adults, to establish self-rule since Plymouth was outside Virginia's jurisdiction.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that All adults aboard the Mayflower were responsible for the creation of the Mayflower Compact is false. The Mayflower Compact was signed by only forty-one of the men on board the Mayflower, not all adults. Since Plymouth did not lie within the boundaries of the Virginia colony, the Pilgrims had no official charter to govern them. They drafted the Mayflower Compact, essentially declaring that they would rule themselves with recognition of King James's sovereignty. The Compact was adhered to until Plymouth merged with the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692.
It is important to note that the Mayflower Compact was not signed by all the adult passengers aboard the Mayflower but was rather a pact among the men. It vowed to establish a civil government and pledged allegiance to the king, setting a precedent for self-rule in the New World. Moreover, in the beginning, all adult male members of the colony could vote; later, this was restricted with a property qualification.