New Plymouth Settlers: The Mayflower Compact

1. What is the difference between a. and a. The Mayflower Compact was an agreement drafted and signed by forty-one of the New Plymouth settlers. It was drafted while the settlers remained at sea in 1620. The men who signed the document were most of the adult males aboard the Mayflower ship prior to its arrival in Plymouth. The document had the purpose of uniting the Separatists onboard the ship with the remaining travelers given that they were arriving on land that was not in the jurisdiction originally assigned to them. By signing the document, the settlers were agreeing to a “civil body policy” to ensure the land they were about to inhabit would not descend into lawlessness. 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? The authors main
To enforce these agreements, the compact states that laws, constitutions, and other rules will be enacted by the body, so long as they benefit the greater good. Although only the men signed, they represented wives, children, and servants that would also be bound by these enactments. 3. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Readers of The Mayflower Compact should note that the original landing point for the Mayflower was intended to be the Hudson River, but sailing conditions pushed the ship further North. Furthermore, the passengers consisted of separatists and non-separatists, different types of Puritans. The separatists were embarking on the journey because they believed the main church of England was becoming too similar to Catholicism in teaching and that the only solution was to break away and create a new church entirely. The non-separatists also believed that the church of England was incorrect in its teachings but held the belief that reform could still occur from within. The passengers argued over whether they could even legally settle on the land on which they