Why was it important for the pilgrims to write the Mayflower compact?

The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement for self-government to be created and enforced in America. On September 16, 1620 the Mayflower, a British ship, with 102 passengers, who called themselves Pilgrims, aboard sailed from Plymouth, England. They were bound for the New World.

The pilgrims did not necessarily have to make the Mayflower Compact, but decided to make it to have some type of order in the desolate land they were entering.

The Mayflower compact allowed for self government and more order. by being homosexual an being white