founding of American society‚ the pilgrims felt the need for structure in their new civilization‚ even before anyone touch the soil‚ so they‚ too‚ formed an important document‚ created on November 11‚ 1620 aboard the ship‚ the Mayflower. This document was called The Mayflower Compact‚ it stressed the importance of structure‚ order and a need for governing laws when it states early on
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freedoms that we solely possess are the freedoms that God had bestowed upon us the moment we were born into this life. The freedom of speech and the freedom to choose between right and wrong‚ and to suffer the wrath if we choose wrongly. Through the Mayflower Compact‚ Declaration of Independence‚ and theories of elder and modern analysts will prove that our nation had the fabrication of men with a background of faith and belief in a higher power. No‚ not every founding father was a Christian‚ but many
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Paper 1 Part 1: At the start of the film After the Mayflower: We Shall Remain‚ the English and the Native Americans celebrated the first Thanksgiving together in 1621. Both groups of people seemed trusting of each other and showed personal respect. At this time the Wampanoag Indians had the power and chose to use it to form a treaty with the weak English Pilgrims. The two groups shared everything and traded their assets with each other. As the film continued there was an obvious change in power
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The introduction…………….….………………..……….2 The Mayflower Compact………...………....……3 The Voyage on the Mayflower..….…….….4 The Plymouth Colony…..……...…………..………5 The Conclusion…………………..……………………..……6 1 Introduction The pilgrims started out in England. Due to the religions in England‚ the pilgrims moved to the Netherlands to follow their own religions. ‘‘In September 1620‚ a merchant ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth‚ a port on the southern coast
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The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Colonies. They were fleeing from religious persecution by King James. They traveled aboard the Mayflower in 1620 along with adventurers‚ tradesmen‚ and servants‚ most of them were recognized by the Separatists as "Strangers". The list of 41 male passengers who signed the document was supplied by Bradford’s nephew Nathaniel Morton. Because the original document has been lost‚ Morton (1669) is our sole source for the signers. Although
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1. Jamestown‚ 1607 2. First Africans brought to Virginia‚ 1619 3. Mayflower Compact‚ 1620 4. Great Migration of Puritans to Massachusetts‚ 1630s and 1640s 5. Roger Williams established Rhode Island‚ 1636 6. William Penn established Pennsylvania‚ 1681 7. Salem witch trials‚ 1692 8. James Oglethorpe established Georgia‚ 1732 9. Jonathan Edwards sparked the Great Awakening‚ 17349 10. The French and Indian War‚ 1754-63 11. Proclamation of 1763 12. Stamp Act‚ 1765-66
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The Mayflower Compact was the principle ideal of the Pilgrims and was also the government set type for them and future generations. The Compact was written on the ship named Mayflower‚ hence the name Mayflower Compact‚ and all of the people aboard were bound to it. Furthermore‚ it was only the second government system to be established by the Europeans in North America‚ with only Jamestown being established beforehand. As a result of this‚ the Mayflower Compact has a big significance in American
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In the painting drawn by Allyn Cox during the 1900s‚ we see the on canvas the signing of the Mayflower Compact. This document was signed aboard a ship named the Mayflower in 1620‚ and established new rules for the upcoming colony. The Pilgrims and their leader William Brewster is shown signing the document‚ while John Standish the colony’s military leader oversees the document. I believe that Cox point of view was that a new government should be implemented in the colonies because she incorporated
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to the establishment of documents and organizations that established self-government. The Mayflower Compact‚ The Virginia House of Burgesses‚ and The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut led to the foundation of self-government in the New World. The Mayflower Compact was written and signed on November 11‚ 1620 by the 41 male settlers (more commonly known as The Pilgrims) of Plymouth. Their ship‚ The Mayflower was blown off course on the way to Virginia and they ended up in Plymouth‚ Massachusetts.
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What was the Mayflower Compact and what is its significance in American History? The Mayflower Compact was signed on November 11‚ 1620. It was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States. The Mayflower‚ however‚ was a small ship that set sail from England in July 1620. It had to turn back twice because of a leak that the Speedwell‚ a ship the Mayflower was sailing with‚ produced. After more than two months‚ the Mayflower finally arrived in Cape Cod
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