Katrina Haney
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was signed in by the men of the Mayflower while still aboard ship. It was the first written attempt at self government in American History, and it remained in effect until 1691. The Pilgrims who sailed to the New World on the Mayflower had originally intended to settle in Virginia. When they landed in Massachusetts instead, in November 1620, they realized they were outside the jurisdiction of the Virginia charter. To establish their own authority and to aviod a possible mutiny, the Pilgrim leaders drew up and signed an agreement known as the Mayflower Compact. The original document has disappeared. Thankfully, William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth Colony, wrote a history Of Plimoth Plantation. The version now available follows his spelling and punctuation.
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was signed in by the men of the Mayflower while still aboard ship. It was the first written attempt at self government in American History, and it remained in effect until 1691. The Pilgrims who sailed to the New World on the Mayflower had originally intended to settle in Virginia. When they landed in Massachusetts instead, in November 1620, they realized they were outside the jurisdiction of the Virginia charter. To establish their own authority and to aviod a possible mutiny, the Pilgrim leaders drew up and signed an agreement known as the Mayflower Compact. The original document has disappeared. Thankfully, William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth Colony, wrote a history Of Plimoth Plantation. The version now available follows his spelling and punctuation.