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What ideas about government
united the people who signed the
Mayflower Compact?

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They wanted the ideals of self-government. They wanted the government to “ensure the general good of the colony”. It was written by a male passenger on the mayflower and signed on the ship in 1620 (November 11th).
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On November 11, 1620, 41 adult male colonists, including two indentured servants, signed the Mayflower Compact, although it wasn't called that at the time.
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