Which one of the following statements is most accurate regarding the Mayflower Compact?
A. It made Plymouth a royal colony.
B. It created the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
C. It founded the Plymouth colony under a proprietary governor.
D. It gave the Pilgrims their own charter.
D?
Sarah, read the link and select the answer you think. Please tell us the correct answer when you finish. :)
"The compact remained in effect until Plymouth was incorporated into the short-lived Dominion of New England in 1686 and subsequently absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691."
I read the page and found this,which made me think B.
I agree. I think B is correct.
Yes, D is correct.
I disagree.
http://www.history.com/topics/mayflower-compact
I'm with the answer D because the Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was drafted by the Pilgrims who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower, seeking religious freedom. It was signed on November 21, 1620 (N.S.) in what is now Province town Harbor near Cape Cod.
But not all of them were Pilgrims.
Please read the link I posted.
I see what you are saying Ms. Sue would it be B then?
The correct answer is D. The Mayflower Compact gave the Pilgrims their own charter. To arrive at this answer, let's break down the other options and explain why they are not accurate:
A. The Mayflower Compact did not make Plymouth a royal colony. A royal colony is a type of colonial administration where the colony is ruled directly by the monarch or a governor appointed by the monarch. The Mayflower Compact focused on self-governance within the Pilgrim community rather than establishing a royal colony.
B. The Mayflower Compact did not create the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established later, in 1629, by a separate group of Puritans under the leadership of John Winthrop. The Mayflower Compact was signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims when they arrived in Plymouth.
C. The Mayflower Compact did not found the Plymouth colony under a proprietary governor. A proprietary colony is a type of colony in which individuals or groups are granted ownership of the land and given the authority to govern the colony. The Pilgrims did establish the Plymouth colony, but the Mayflower Compact did not establish a proprietary governor. Instead, it established a system of self-government and signed by the male passengers of the Mayflower to govern themselves.
Therefore, the most accurate statement regarding the Mayflower Compact is that it gave the Pilgrims their own charter (Option D). The Mayflower Compact was an agreement that provided a framework for self-governance and was an important step in the establishment of early democratic principles in colonial America.