Define the following key terms:

1. Compact:

A formal agreement or promise between people.

2. Self-governance:

The ability of a community or group to govern itself without outside control.

3. Pilgrims:

The group of English settlers who traveled on the Mayflower to establish a colony in America.

4. Sovereignty:

Supreme power or authority to govern oneself.

5. Colony:

A territory under the immediate political control of a distant country.

6. Covenant:

A solemn agreement or promise, especially one that is religious or moral in nature.

7. Democracy:

A system of government where people have the power to make decisions.

8. Charter:

A document that gives permission to establish a colony or organization.

9. Plymouth:

The colony established by the Pilgrims in present-day Massachusetts.

10. Mayflower:

The ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to America in 1620.

11. Mayflower Compact:

An agreement made by the Pilgrims to establish laws for their new colony.

12. Democracy:

A system where the people have a say in government decisions.

13. Governance:

The act or process of governing or managing a community or organization.

14. Social Contract:

An agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.

15. Migration:

The movement of people from one place to another.

Read the following passage:

Source A: Excerpt from the Mayflower Compact, 1620

'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 colonies 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 to enact, constitute, and frame just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony...'

Questions:

1. Outline the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact. (3 marks)

2. Explain how the Mayflower Compact contributed to self-governance in the colonies. (4 marks)

3. Compare the Mayflower Compact with a modern democratic constitution. (5 marks)

4. Analyse the significance of the Mayflower Compact in the development of American political ideas. (6 marks)

5. Write a short paragraph explaining why the Pilgrims decided to create the Mayflower Compact. (4 marks)

6. How does the language used in the Mayflower Compact reflect its religious and social context? (3 marks)

7. Discuss the importance of the Mayflower Compact for future colonial self-government. (5 marks)

8. Describe the role of the Mayflower Compact in shaping the idea of democracy in America. (4 marks)