The Mayflower Compact was ______________.
Select one:
a. a document establishing the Pilgrims' self-governing community.
b. a contract for passengers sailing on the Mayflower.
c. an agreement of the Pilgrims not to return to England.
d. a land treaty made by the Pilgrims with Wampanoag Nation.

Question

The Mayflower Compact was ______________.
Select one:
a. a document establishing the Pilgrims' self-governing community.
b. a contract for passengers sailing on the Mayflower.
c. an agreement of the Pilgrims not to return to England.
d. a land treaty made by the Pilgrims with Wampanoag Nation.

anonymous · Answer

A.
Since the passenger aboard the Mayflower would not be governed by the Virginia (because they stopped by Massachusetts) Company, the pilgrims wanted to govern themselves.