Question

The House of Burgesses represented the first step toward self-government in the Americas. Which action represented the second?

Signing the Declaration of Independence.
Signing the Mayflower Compact
Labeling some people as Separatists
Forming a new Parliament

Answer 1

The action that represented the second step toward self-government in the Americas is **Signing the Mayflower Compact**. This agreement, signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, established a form of self-governance and set a precedent for future democratic practices in colonial America.