orders through documents within their communities that would reshape and form their changing lifestyles. Two of the most famous of these documents are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut‚ written by pilgrims of Connecticut in 1639‚ and the Mayflower Compact‚ which was written by Plymouth settlers in 1620. In 1639‚ a group of pilgrims‚ being persecuted for their religious beliefs‚ left Massachusetts and sought out to colonize the area that is now Connecticut and build up a community essentially
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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
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The Mayflower Compact was made back in 162o when some of the first settlers from Britain came to America and wanted to start a government. Certainly they were on the right track if some of their ideas still are in use today. The Mayflower Compact is centered around the idea of Self-Government. Self-Government means the government is run by the people and they have a say in it. The Mayflower Compact says‚ “... and one another‚ covenant and combine ourselves
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William Bradford Author Biography • William Bradford joined the crusade for religious reform at age 12. • In 1620‚ Bradford and his wife‚ Dorothy‚ left behind their four year old son to join nearly 40 other Separatists on the ship Mayflower. • During the long‚ difficult journey to America‚ disagreements broke out among the group and Bradford took decisive action. He helped create the Mayflower Compact‚ often called the first U.S. Constitution. During his 30 years as governor‚ he continued to
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101 21 June 2014 MAYFLOWER AND THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT Master Christopher Jones and several business partners purchased the ship Mayflower about 1607. Its origins prior to that remain uncertain. Its first documented voyage of record was to Trondheim‚ Norway‚ in 1609. Andrew Pawling hired the ship to take a cargo of London goods to Norway‚ sell them off‚ and buy Norway goods (lumber‚ tar‚ fish) to return back to England. Unfortunately on the return voyage‚ the Mayflower encountered a severe
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What was the Mayflower Compact and what is its significance in American history? The Mayflower was a ship headed for the Virginia colony but due to natural events that occurred‚ it was blown off course too far north. It landed in Provincetown Massachusetts. London Company authorized the voyage of the Mayflower but didn’t give permission for them to settle that far north. The settlers signed a compact‚ The Mayflower Compact‚ which would be governed by majority rule. When they arrived in Massachusetts
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details you learned about William Bradford from this reading. William Bradford‚ born in 1589/90‚ had the misfortune of being orphaned by the age of 7. Regrettably‚ he later suffered this tragedy again with his wife‚ Dorothy‚ who drowned from falling overboard while looking for a place to settle. In 1623‚ he remarried to Alice Southworth with whom he had three more children‚ all surviving to adulthood and marriage. 2. In two sentences‚ explain why you think Bradford is significant in American
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AP US History Friday‚ September 7th‚ 2012 Journal 1 1. Some concepts stated in the Mayflower Compact were the need to set in place a stable form of government. It also explains how there needs to be order and rule in the formation of people‚ as well as being sure that the law and constitutions stay “just and equal” to avoid corruption. 2. The Mayflower Compact reflects the old and new world by speaking heavily of Lord King James‚ hinting that the settlers of New Plymouth are still hanging on
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Captain Jahn Smith and Governor William Bradford were two influental leaders in the New World during the early 1600s. They both established a colony and they attempted to attract settlers with writings. Their writings were intended for different audiences and they both had different purposes. John Smith’s writings were intended to bring people to the new world. He wrote a pamphlet to the people in England and told about all the good things about New England. In his pamphlet he tried to persuade people
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William Bradford Dear colleagues‚ Today is a guest in our school‚ Mr. William Bradford‚ governor of Plymouth for many years‚ a true fighter for human rights‚ Puritan leader and one of the founders of the British colonies in North America. Bold and resolute‚ prudent and skilful when it was needed‚ William Bradford opened the door Puritans new life‚ new doors and unknown to the soil of North America. He was born in Yorkshire in the 17th century‚ where one of the conceptual leaders of puritanism
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