Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?

A. It was the first written document forbidding colonists from voting directly on laws.

B. It was the first written document that did not recognize citizens' rights.

C. It was the first written expression of citizen rights by the colonists.

D. It was the first written government document not created by the colonists.

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20 January, 12:43

Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?

A. It was the first written document forbidding colonists from voting directly on laws.

B. It was the first written document that did not recognize citizens' rights.

C. It was the first written expression of citizen rights by the colonists.

D. It was the first written government document not created by the colonists.

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Fact 3: The significance of theMayflower Compact is illustrated as it was the first democratic government to be established in the colonies - The colonists agreed to choose their leaders and make their own laws which they agreed to follow.