What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

Question

A. The Mayflower Compact was the first document to establish a written democratic Constitution.
B. The Mayflower Compact was the first document to establish a House of Representatives.
C. The Mayflower Compact was the first document to provide colonists religious freedom.
D. The Mayflower Compact was the first document to establish a form of self-government.

Answer 1

D. The Mayflower Compact was the first document to establish a form of self-government.

The Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, was significant because it created a framework for governance based on the principles of self-government and cooperation among the settlers. It set the stage for later democratic practices in the American colonies.