In the Mayflower Compact, the Pilgrims promise “all due submission and obedience” to show that they will follow the colony’s rule. This commitment reflects their intention to establish a system of governance and maintain order within the new colony they are forming.
The Mayflower Compact
In the name of God, Amen.
We, whose names are
underwritten, the loyal subjects
of our dread Sovereign Lord
King James...Having
undertaken, for the glory of
God, and advancement of the
Christian faith…a voyage to
plant the first colony in the
Northern parts of Virginia, do…
solemnly and mutually…
covenant [agree] and combine
ourselves together into a civil
body politick, for our better
ordering and preservation…
and by virtue hereof to enacte,
constitute [establish], and
frame such just and equal
laws…and offices… as shall be
thought most meet [suitable]
and convenient for the general
good of the Colony unto which
we promise all due submission
and obedience. In witness
whereof we have hereunder
subscribed our names…Anno
Dom. 1620.
Use the excerpt to answer
the question
In the Mayflower Compact,
why do the Pilgrims
promise “all due
submission and
obedience”?
(1 point)
to show that they
will remain
servants of God
to show that they
will follow the
colony’s rule
to show that they
will elect a colonial
leader
to show that they
will follow the king
of England
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