The Mayflower compact was the first time that colonists in the future united states created their own local government. The colonists aboard the Mayflower needed to establish a system of government because they unexpectedly landed away from the colony in Virginia that they had intended to join. Several major differences exist between the government set up by the Mayflower compact and the government under the U.S. constitution today, including that more people in the United States today have the right to participate in our government. Due to the example the Mayflower compact set for people agreeing to follow a government they helped to create, the Mayflower compact is considered an important moment in the history of the government in the United States, even today.
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The Mayflower compact was the first time that (colonists tried to declare independence from England/colonists in the future united states created thier own local government/anyone, anywhere ever had a democratic government). The colonists aboard the Mayflower needed to establish a system of government because (landing in the New World meant the laws of England would no longer apply to them/they unexpectedly landed away from the colony in Virginia that they had intended to join/they wanted to guarantee freedom of religion for everyone in their colony). Several major differences exist between the government set up by the Mayflower compact and the government under the U.S. constitution today, including that (fewer/the same number/more) people in the United States today have the right to participate in our government. Due to the example the Mayflower compact set for (people agreeing to follow a government they helped to create/creating a constitution/giving each member of society one equal vote), the Mayflower compact is considered an important moment in the history of the government in the United States, even today.
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