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Why do you think the colonists felt it was necessary to write down these plans?

Why do you think the colonists felt it was necessary to write down these plans?. It made them more accountable. Gave their agreements more credibility. What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact & the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?. Set guidelines for self rule

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Why do you think the colonists felt it was necessary to write down these plans?

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  1. Why do you think the colonists felt it was necessary to write down these plans? • It made them more accountable. • Gave their agreements more credibility.

  2. What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact & the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? • Set guidelines for self rule • Took the place of a small formal government

  3. How do the Mayflower Compact and FOC set up governments by the people? • They describe systems of self rule • People have the power to govern themselves.

  4. Whose rights did the Mayflower Compact protect? • Plymouth Colonists

  5. In what ways were the FOC based on religion? • Good government is divinely sanctioned.

  6. How do these document reveal the English foundation of American democracy? • Mayflower Compact- self government under the majority rule of the voters • FOC- branches of government • Limits of executive power • Structure for elections

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