📚 Part 1: Understanding the Mayflower Compact

1. What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

To establish trade agreements with Native Americans

To create rules and order for the new settlement

To declare independence from England

To divide land among the settlers

2. The Mayflower Compact was signed in what year?

1607

1620

1776

1492

3. Which democratic principles can be found in the Mayflower Compact? (Check all that apply)

Agreement by the people

Following laws made by the group

Cooperation for the common good

Rule by a king

4. Why was it important that the settlers created their own government?

They were too far from England to be governed by the king

They needed rules to maintain order and cooperation

They wanted to start a rebellion

Both A and B

✏️ Part 2: Text Analysis and Evidence

5. Complete the sentence: The Mayflower Compact was a __________ because it was an agreement among the settlers to work together and follow laws.

The word that best fits is: _______________

6. Find and write one quote from the Mayflower Compact that shows the settlers promised to work together. Use quotation marks.

7. How does the Mayflower Compact show early ideas of democracy? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

8. Why do you think the Mayflower Compact was important for the future development of American government? Explain in 2-3 sentences.

9. The Mayflower Compact can be compared to which later American document?

The Declaration of Independence

The Constitution

The Bill of Rights

All of the above

10. Think about your school or community. Give one example of how people today make agreements to work together, similar to the Mayflower Compact.