The Mayflower Compact is best described as a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by equal laws, drafted by leaders of their own choosing. Signed in 1620, it was a foundational document for self-governance in the Plymouth Colony, establishing a framework for how the settlers would create and follow their own laws and governance.
What is the Mayflower compact?
a long-term treaty for trade groups with the Dutch tea company
And economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to British
a formal agreement by the pilgrims to by an equal laws, drafted by leaders of their own choosing
a formal method to establish systematic order among the pilgrims
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