Mayflower Compact
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US History [1]
The Mayflower Compact APUSH ? Steiker Questions to Consider: Why did they create a ?compact? to be signed by the occupants of the Mayflower? What is promised in the substance of the letter? What advantages or disadvantages do the non-puritans have by accepting the compact? To what extent is there evidence that, because of the vast ocean separating them from the motherland, the Pilgrims perceived themselves to be a ?new? people, distinct from other Englishmen? ? The Mayflower Compact (1620) WILLIAM BRADFORD From William Bradford, A History of Plimouth Plantation.