Analysis of the Mayflower Compact
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A source analysis worksheet exploring the Mayflower Compact and its significance in early American history.
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Analysis of the Mayflower Compact
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Source Analysis: The Mayflower Compact
Source A: The Mayflower Compact
"In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, etc., having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and more special definition, ordaining, and constituting of such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience."* Provenance: William Bradford, 1620, Charter/Legal Document
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