Mayflower Compact
E1771
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth Colony.
Aliases (4)
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial charter
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historical document → political agreement → social contract → |
| appliesTo |
Plymouth Colony
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| category |
1620 in law
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1620 in the Thirteen Colonies → Documents of the Thirteen Colonies → Founding documents of the United States → Legal history of Massachusetts → Plymouth Colony → |
| containsPhrase |
civil Body Politick
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general good of the Colony → just and equal Laws → |
| createdBy |
Pilgrim settlers
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Separatist Puritans → non-Separatist colonists → |
| draftedBy |
John Carver
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Pilgrim leaders → William Bradford → William Brewster → |
| established |
civil body politic
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majority rule → self-government in Plymouth Colony → |
| governedUntil |
1691
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| hasAlternativeName |
Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth
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Compact of the Mayflower → |
| hasDateDiscrepancyReason |
difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars
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| inspiredBy |
English self-governing traditions
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church covenant models → covenant theology → |
| jurisdictionContext |
outside the bounds of the Virginia Company patent
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| knownFrom |
later copies and transcriptions
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| language |
English
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| originalTextStatus |
original manuscript lost
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| purpose |
to legitimize settlement outside Virginia Company jurisdiction
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to maintain order and survival → to provide a framework for government in Plymouth Colony → |
| relatedTo |
Plymouth Colony legal framework
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United States constitutional history → colonial New England governance → |
| signedAboard |
Mayflower
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| signedAtLocation |
Provincetown Harbor
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| signedBy |
41 male passengers
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Degory Priest → Edward Doty → Edward Leister → Edward Tilley → Edward Winslow → Francis Cooke → Isaac Allerton → John Alden → John Billington → John Carver → John Howland → John Tilley → John Turner → Myles Standish → Richard Warren → Samuel Fuller → Stephen Hopkins → Thomas Tinker → William Bradford → William Brewster → |
| signedInColony |
Plymouth Colony
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| signedNear |
Cape Cod
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| signedOn |
1620-11-11
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1620-11-21 → |
| significance |
early example of self-government in North America
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precursor to later American constitutional documents → symbol of majority rule tradition in the United States → |
| supersededBy |
Massachusetts Bay Colony charter
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Referenced by (28)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Degory Priest
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Edward Leister → Francis Cooke → John Carver → John Howland → John Tilley → Stephen Hopkins → William Bradford → |
signed |
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Degory Priest
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Edward Leister ("Mayflower Compact signatories") → John Alden → Mayflower landing at Plymouth → Of Plymouth Plantation → Richard Warren ("Mayflower Compact signers’ community") → |
associatedWith |
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Edward Tilley
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John Turner → |
signatoryOf |
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Mayflower
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associatedDocument |
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John Tilley
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associatedWithDocument |
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New England political institutions
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basedOn |
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John Turner
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documentSigned |
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Plymouth Colony
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establishedByDocument |
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John Carver
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event |
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Pilgrims
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governanceDocumentAuthored |
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Mayflower Compact
("Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth")
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hasAlternativeName |
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Plymouth Colony
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legalBasis |
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Colonial America
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notableEvent |
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Mayflower Compact
("Plymouth Colony legal framework")
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relatedTo |
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Edward Doty
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signerOf |