Who Were the Pilgrims?
Who were the Pilgrims and why did they leave England?
Who were the English settlers who left to seek religious freedom?
What problem did the Pilgrims face when they landed outside their charter area?
What had no legal government or rules?
What type of document was the Mayflower Compact?
What is a written agreement for self-government?
What does “majority rule” mean?
What is the decision agreed upon by most people became the rule?
How long was the Mayflower voyage?
What is about 66 days?
What ship did the Pilgrims travel on to the New World?
What is the Mayflower?
What did they decide to do to solve the problem?
What is created the Mayflower Compact?
What idea from the Compact later influenced the U.S. government?
What is majority rule and self-government?
What later U.S. document also begins with a promise to work together for the common good?
What is the U.S. Constitution (Preamble)?
What ocean did the Pilgrims cross?
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
What was the Pilgrims’ original destination before landing in Massachusetts?
What is the Virginia Colony?
Why did all the men on board have to sign the Compact?
What is to show unity and agreement to follow the rules.
Who signed the Mayflower Compact?
Who is the male passengers on the Mayflower?
How did the Compact influence future American government?
What is it introduced democratic ideas like cooperation, equality, and rule by consent?
Who was chosen as the first governor of Plymouth Colony?
Who is William Bradford?
Why did the Pilgrims land in Massachusetts instead of their planned destination?
What is a storm that blew their ship off course?
What was the main goal of the Compact?
What is to form a government for the general good of the colony?
What phrase shows the Compact was made for fairness?
What is “Just and equal laws?"
How is the Mayflower Compact similar to modern democracy?
What is they both rely on laws made by the people and elected leaders?
How long did the Mayflower Compact remain in use?
What is about 70 years, until Plymouth merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony?
What year did the Pilgrims arrive in North America?
When is 1620?
What does the phrase “civil body politic” mean in the Compact?
What is a group organized to make laws and govern themselves?
The Mayflower Compact was the first example of what in America?
What is the self-government or democracy in the colonies?
Why was the Compact important for unity among the settlers?
What is it helped prevent chaos and made everyone agree to follow the same rules?
Which later speeches or documents carried on its democratic spirit?
What is the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?