Mayflower Compact

The United States Constitution was written over the course of nearly four months and quickly became the most important document in U.S. history. Many of this historic document’s ideals can be found in two very important documents from the past. Both of these documents contained public rulers transferring their power to the people. Another major influence in the U.S. Constitution was the philosophers during the time period that is often referred to as “the age of enlightenment.” Also during that…

The Fight For Independence Was Right There have been some people argue that the United States could possibly have attained its independence gradually and peacefully. They argue that perhaps it could have been like the British colonies like Canada and Australia eventually did. I personally do not believe that we could have achieved our independence or obtained our Constitution or Bill of Rights or our Government in a more gradual and peaceful process. Canada basically became a country after…

The pilgrim certainly did not intend to continue to serve England; however, for the time being, the pilgrims had no choice to continue to serve under their King. The Mayflower compact was a treaty made by the pilgrim’s ideas of how the New England should be rather than their king. Certainly, these pilgrims were revolutionary in their principles. In The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony, Deetz covers how the Pilgrims were not Puritans but separatist. The…

had blown the Mayflower off course. Although they attempted to return to Virginia, the coastline proved too problematic and they were low on supplies. Because it was already well into the autumn, the decision was made to found their colony at or around Cape Cod. The men, realizing that they did not have a valid charter for land in this area, wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact. Both factions, the Pilgrims and the Strangers, agreed to abide by a majority rule. Since the Mayflower had landed in…

Declaration of independence This is the document where the founders of our country declared our freedom. After America began to become colonized, the British secured their claim over the land know as America today. The colonists in the Americas thought that the British were tyranting over them so they decided they had enough. The colonists wanted to be free, not controlled. So in 1744, delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia to begin the meeting of the First Continental Congress…

When the English settlers attained the new world, their expectation of living was changed by many adversities. These obstacles were hard to surpass, but from these obstacle many lessons and values were learned and applied to the new world. Many of these lessons and values did not vanish through time, but they contributed to the formation of a government that to this present day cherishes these lessons and values. The settlers arrived in many regions of the new world, among these regions were…

In the 1630s, The Puritans came to North America in search of religious freedom. They were persecuted back in England. Their only hope was to leave England. Perhaps in America they could establish a colony whose government, society, and church were all based upon the Bible. In the process, they greatly impacted America in government, religion and social mores. The Puritans were a very fearful, strict, and highly religious people. The Puritans feared the worst things to happen to themselves and…

Both the writers of the Revolutionary period and the Puritan Forebears share a yearning for freedom, a strong work ethic and in one notable case, a binding constitution. A want for freedom can both seen in the very reason that the Puritans went on their pilgrimage to the new World in the first place and the very declaration of independence itself. With the Puritans fleeing religious persecution, seeking for a land they can call their own and be free. While of course the declaration of…

The thirteen British colonies developed a unique American society by 1763 as a result of numerous socioeconomic and political factors. From sculpting an economy that worked for the colonies’ individual interests, crafting a government that reflected the radical ideal of self-governance, and eventually building a religiously free environment, the thirteen colonies were products of their environment, generation, and geographic circumstances. The thirteen colonies’ ability to develop a unique…

early 1600’s came to the Americas for different reasons. In 1607, a hundred and four men boarded the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery and landed in Virginia and named it Jamestown. Thirteen years later, a hundred and two pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, landed in Massachusetts and named their colony Plymouth. Jamestown and Plymouth came to the New World to start anew and prosper. Each of the colonies stay in the New World was different in many aspects, but for some they were the same. The…