Question

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

(1 point)
Responses

signing the Declaration of Independence
signing the Declaration of Independence

signing the Mayflower Compact
signing the Mayflower Compact

labeling some people as Separatists
labeling some people as Separatists

forming a new Parliament
forming a new Parliament

Answer 1

signing the Mayflower Compact

The Mayflower Compact (1620) was the next early example of colonists creating a framework for self-government after the House of Burgesses.