Mayflower Compact

1.) Mayflower Compact: • The document was written after the Puritans attempted to flee from England, as they were persecuted for their religious beliefs. • The document was adopted on November 11st, 1620 on the Mayflower ship. • This compact asserted the Puritan Separatists’ creation of a new government when arriving in Plymouth. (Virginia Colony) • The Puritans who fled from England during this period of time denoted themselves as “saints.” 2.) Bacon’s Rebellion: • The rebellion was deeply…

suspended without pay. The other is an invisible contract with God that put our actions in our own hands. If our actions get carried away, we will pay for it in the afterlife. These two contracts are brought upon within the texts of the “Mayflower Compact” and by William Bradford and the many poems of Anne Bradstreet. Anne Bradstreet’s, explains the contract between her and God is difficult. The ultimate goal is to purify the human body for everlasting life with God. Within her poems she…

pilgrims set out from holland, and met the Mayflower which carried 70 non-separatists to go to america as laborers.for 65 days, 101 people were on the boat, travelers sighted land and quickly figured out they were not arriving in virginia. On December 26, 1620 they came ashore to build what is known as “Plymouth Colony”.Since the pilgrims did not arrive in virginia, they needed some sort of government. They created the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of…

Imagine yourself on the Mayflower, staring out into the open sea. The harsh storm going on tossed your ship around, and all the tossing and spinning made you feel seasick! This was one of the many challenges that the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims had to face. I believe that the Plymouth Colony faced many hardships during their attempt to create a new colony. The three main challenges that the Pilgrims faced were the unpleasant conditions during their voyage, arriving at Cape Cod instead of their…

From 1607 to 1754, Britain’s policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of the colonies. There were countless events going on during this time period. The English were busy trying to colonize the new land and trade was developing. Plymouth and Jamestown were the first colonies established by England. These colonies were growing regional differences and people were flourishing because they had freedom. The colonies’ sole purpose was to benefit the mother country. As long as the…

Plymouth on the other hand, was good for defending form French and Spanish ships. It's warm climate as well as fertile soil in areas made it suitable for farming. However in Plymouth, the land was more beach, making it a good place for a ship like the Mayflower to anchor in. It's rocky and sandy soil as well as its cold climate made it hard to make a farm. There also was hunger, disease, and more environmental hazards.The settlers from New England were interested in things like lumbering and…

o English “sea dogs” were privateers who plundered Spanish ships, who were encouraged by Elizabeth I to increase the presence and influence of almost non-existent English power. English force was small relative to more powerful nations such as Spain, Portugal and France. Some English “sea dogs” included men such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake. Between 1588 and 1591, when sugar was a huge cash crop, English “sea dogs” plundered 34 vessels carrying sugar. Drake raided many Spanish fleets and…

After the failure and mystery of Roanoke, England took another shot to assert the English dominance in a still newlywed America. England hired the Virginia Company of London to send three ships, the Susan Constant, the Discovery, and the Godspeed to settle in Virginia with good intentions. The congregation of Englishmen aboard the ships had instructions given by the Virginia Company to search the Virginian coast to find an area of land that would be both fertile and defendable against outside…

World as a family, knowing that they would never succeed without that fundamental family unity. In addition to the family unity, the Puritans were respectful of each other. While still aboard the Mayflower, the men on board created the Mayflower Compact and a map outlining property lines. The Mayflower Compact was a document stating their new right to self govern, with no outside input from England. The maps were beneficial, in that they set out boundaries, and were to the benefit of everyone…

William Bradford was an original and longtime governor of the Plymouth Colony agreement. He was born in england.Bradford was among many of the passengers on the Mayflower's trans-Atlantic journey, and he signed the Mayflower Compact upon landing in Massachusetts in 1620. He was elected governor for thirty years straight after John carver died. Bradford helped make its legal code and eased a community focused on private subsistence agriculture and religious strength. Around 1630, he began to…