Explain why you think it was important for the Pilgrims to write the Mayflower Compact.

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Rihanna Jordan

6 June, 18:25

Explain why you think it was important for the Pilgrims to write the Mayflower Compact.

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Desiree Howard · Answer 1

They needed to establish a form of government to have some sort of order in their colony.

Skylar Dillon · Answer 2

The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement for self-government to be created and enforced in America. On September 16, 1620 the Mayflower, a British ship, with 102 passengers, who called themselves Pilgrims, aboard sailed from Plymouth, England. They were bound for the New World.