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What was the Mayflower Compact? by Whitney Levon The ship known as the Mayflower landed in Provincetown Harbor, now known as Cape Cod, landed in the winter of 1620 with 102 passengers aboard. Landfall came after two long, dangerous months at sea. The settlers landed far off course from their origi... More> The significance of the Mayflower Compact by Christobel Rajesh The Mayflower Compact is a short written document signed on November 11, 1620. It was named after the ship "Mayflower", which contained 102 passengers out of which 41 were male adult passengers who created and signed this document. The rest were wom... More>
	Understanding the historical significance of the Mayflower Compact by Angela La Fon The Mayflower Compact was signed by 41 adult male passengers of The Mayflower on the 11th of November 1620. Still Anchored: It is interesting to know that at the time the passengers signed The Mayflower Compact they were still anchored in the harbor... More> American history: The Mayflower by Tim Harry The Mayflower is one of the most potent of symbols in the United States, and is often put forward as the perfect image of the belief that the country was founded on a sense of religious freedom. In fact the ship is so symbolic that even though four ... More>
Government in Colonial America by Angela La Fon Because settlements of the New World in Colonial America were being established by a variety or peoples for a variety of purposes, governments were varied also. Every colony had to answer the question of how they were to be ruled. Although each colo... More> Historical roots of the US Constitution by Kim Miller The United States Constitution was written to protect the people of the United States from its own government. It was also written to keep the government from having total control over the people. Many events and historical documents such as The Mag... More>
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