The Mayflower compact, a temporary, legally-binding form of
self-government, was signed on November 11, 1620. This compact was written and
signed by Pilgrims trying to flee from religious persecution. The compact
governed those of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. The Mayflower Compact
was necessary in order to protect the peace and organization of the Pilgrims
aboard the Mayflower.
The
historical figures responsible for writing this document include the following:
John Carver, William Bradford, Edward Winslow, William Brewster, Isaac
Allerton, Myles Standish, John Alden, Samuel Fuller, Christopher Martin,
William Mullins, William White, Richard Warren, John Howland, Stephen Hopkins,
Edward Tilley, John Tilley, Francis Cooke, Thomas Rogers, Thomas Tinker, John
Rigsdale, Edward Fuller, John Turner, Francis Eaton, James Chilton, John
Crackstone, John Billington, Moses Fletcher, John Goodman, Degory Priest,
Thomas Williams, Gilbert Winslow, Edmund Margesson, Peter Browne, Richard
Britteridge, George Soule,
Richard Clarke, Richard Gardiner, John Allerton, Thomas
English, Edward Doty
Edward Leister.
Edward Leister.
You can find
the text of the Mayflower Compact (the artifact) through this link: http://www.ushistory.org/documents/mayflower.htm
The
Mayflower Compact, as the first form of organized government, paved the way for
the later forms of government in America. It was an integral part of the
success within the colony. This in turn made the Plymouth Colony a role model
that helped other colonies form and succeed.
"Mayflower Compact." MayflowerHistory.com. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
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