12. 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
This is not B or D because I looked in my book and found a different explanation for them.
It also did not make Plymouth a royal colony under direct control of the king, either.
Sarah, please read this. It might be clearer than your book.
http://www.allabouthistory.org/mayflower-compact.htm
The answer is D. I chose C and got it wrong.
I disagree with C. The Mayflower Compact covered more than just Pilgrims.
Sarah, did you read the link? If was, indeed, D. It was the basis of how the colonists would govern themselves.
I should of known that answer a little bit earlier! But whatever.
To determine the most accurate statement regarding the Mayflower Compact, let's analyze the remaining options, which are A and C.
Option A suggests that the Mayflower Compact made Plymouth a royal colony. To confirm or refute this statement, you can follow these steps:
1. Begin by understanding what a royal colony is. A royal colony is a type of colonial administration in which the colony is under the direct control of the monarch or the ruling government. The monarch appoints a royal governor to run the colony.
2. Next, examine the Mayflower Compact and its purpose. The Mayflower Compact was a document signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower ship in 1620. It established a basic government and social framework for the Plymouth Colony.
3. Now, evaluate whether the Mayflower Compact transformed Plymouth into a royal colony. To do this, you need to find information about the type of governance implemented by the Mayflower Compact.
By following these steps, you can determine whether option A is accurate or not. Repeat the same process for option C, which proposes that the Mayflower Compact founded the Plymouth colony under a proprietary governor.
Please note that while I can guide you in the process of finding the answer, I don't have access to specific books or sources to verify the accuracy of each statement.