Question

Why was the Mayflower Compact different from the typical colonial charters?(1 point)
Responses

It declared colonists would govern themselves.
It declared colonists would govern themselves.

It was written to be included in the Iroquois Confederacy.
It was written to be included in the Iroquois Confederacy.

It declared an alliance with the Indigenous people.
It declared an alliance with the Indigenous people.

It was written by the governor of Virginia, not the king.

Answer 1

The Mayflower Compact was different from the typical colonial charters because **it declared colonists would govern themselves.** This document established a form of self-governance and was a foundational agreement for the Plymouth Colony.