Question

What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on American government?

A. It reinforced British Parliament's control over the colonies.
B. It gave settlers the power to establish colonies.
C. It contributed to the development of representative democracy.
D. It granted absolute authority to the colonial governors.

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏғʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏɴ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ

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ʙ. ɪᴛ ɢᴀᴠᴇ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇʀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴɪᴇs.

Explanation:

ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏғʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ʟᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ғᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs: ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴅᴇʀɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs “ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴇᴅ,” ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.