Aim: How did the Mayflower Compact establish the
idea of self government in the United States?
Do Now: Copy Vocabulary
Mayflower Compact-the first governing document of
Plymouth Colony
Charter- a document which outlines the conditions under
which a colony is organized
Legislation-the act of making or enacting laws, a law or a
body of laws enacted.
Representative Assembly-composed of persons duly
authorized, as by election, to act and speak for others
Covenant- sacred pact
Aim: How did the Mayflower Compact establish the
idea of self government in the United States?
Do Now: Copy Vocabulary
Mayflower Compact-the first governing document of
Plymouth Colony
Charter- a document which outlines the conditions under
which a colony is organized
Legislation-the act of making or enacting laws, a law or a
body of laws enacted.
Representative Assembly-composed of persons duly
authorized, as by election, to act and speak for others
Covenant- sacred pact
Aim: How did the Mayflower Compact establish the
idea of self government in the United States?
Do Now: Copy Vocabulary
Mayflower Compact-the first governing document of
Plymouth Colony
Charter- a document which outlines the conditions under
which a colony is organized
Legislation-the act of making or enacting laws, a law or a
body of laws enacted.
Representative Assembly-composed of persons duly
authorized, as by election, to act and speak for others
Covenant- sacred pact
“Civil body politic”- one body or unit of representation
Introduction
• Working with a partner, answer the
questions using the map on the
“Mayflower Compact”
• Fill in the answers on your worksheet
The Pilgrims
• In 1620 a religious group
of people from England
called the Pilgrims landed
off-shore of what is now
Massachusetts.
• First Europeans to build a
settlement in New
England. Plymouth.
• They came to the New
World, because they
wanted to separate from
the Church of England.
(Separatists)
The Mayflower Compact
• They wrote a series of “just
and equal” laws and called
it the Mayflower Compact.
What does “just” mean?
• After they wrote the laws,
the Pilgrims all signed the
Mayflower Compact if they
agreed with the laws.
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact
Analyzing a Primary Source
In pairs…
• Read Aloud
• Then…
• Read and analyze the
original Mayflower
Compact
• Answer the questions
in complete
sentences based on
your interpretation of
this document
•Jamestown, founded in 1607
•Plymouth colony, founded in 1620
•New Amsterdam, founded in 1625
These early colonial settlements were
similar in that each was located
(1)at the base of a mountain range
(2)near the coastline
(3)in an arid climate
(4)on offshore islands
Document Vocabulary Preview
• Amen: Used to express agreement at the end of a
prayer
• Sovereign: ruler
• Dread: fear or terror
• Mutually: Held in common by two or more parties
• Voyage: trip
• Preservation: protect
• Virtue: the quality of doing what is right
• Enact: pass a law
• ordinances: laws
• Anno Domini (A.D.): In the year of our Lord
• The Mayflower Compact is important to the
concept of a democratic society because it
represents…
1. an effort by the colonists to use force to
resist the King
2. a clear step toward self-government
3. an early attempt to establish universal
suffrage
4. an attempt by the colonists to establish
freedom of religion
Homework #5
• Imagine you are the captain on the Mayflower in 1620.
• You have been asked by all the passengers to write
the Mayflower Compact.
• Create a document that will be a set of “equal and
just” laws for the entire colony of Plymouth.
• The format of this covenant will be similar to the one
we analyzed today.
• Be sure to use at least 4 of the vocabulary words we
learned today in your document.
• You may call the document whatever you wish.
• Creativity is welcomed for this assignment.
Summary
• How did the Mayflower
Compact establish the
idea of self government
in the United States?
• Use all your
vocabulary terms and
notes from today