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What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

A. To force all Pilgrims to sail to the Americas on the Mayflower

B. To ensure all Native Americans/Indigenous people had to follow the rules of the settlers

C. To make all of the colonists go along with the leaders’ decisions

D. To free every slave in the North

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Answer:

B. To ensure all Native Americans/Indigenous people had to follow the rules of the settlers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Mayflower Compact helped unify the travelers in the new world by giving the common man a political voice. The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to establish basic law and order in the colony. The document was intended to be not just a contract between the colonists but also between themselves and God.

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