The Mayflower Compact

What was the Mayflower Compact?

The Mayflower Compact was a document written and signed by the Pilgrim Fathers when they arrived in America.

What were the details of the Mayflower Compact?

The Mayflower Compact was an important document.

• ❖ The Pilgrim Fathers had not actually signed a contract with the Plymouth Company. As a result, they were not bound by any contract with investors.
• ❖ As a result, they were free to settle where they liked, and to create their own rules for the new colony.
• ❖ Their contract, the Mayflower Compact, was an early form of democracy, where all men in the colony would vote on major issues in the colony.