the mayflower compact

     

The Mayflower Compact was the first governing ocument of Plymouth Colony. It was drafted by the Pilgrims who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower, seeking the freedom to practice Christianity according to their own determination. It was signed on November 11, 1620 (OS) by 41 of the ship's more than one hundred passengers, in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.

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  • It was signed November 21, 1620 in Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts
  • 41 male passengers signed this document in Provincetown Harbor, November 11, 1620
  • This historic document was signed on November 11, 1620 aboard ship off Cape Cod
  • Drawn up in 1620, this document formed the basis of Plymouth Colony's legal system

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