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What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on American government?

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It was the first governing documents of the Plymouth Colony. Sructured in a way that primarily benefitted the people instead of the government.

Step-by-step explanation:

Settlers originally came from New England primarily in search of Political liberty, Religious freedom, and Economic opportunities. It was signed by colonists who wished to form a new government that they deemed to be free and fair.

"Civil Body Politic" for the purpose of passing "just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony." - Mayflower Compact, November 11, 1620

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