Show I II Ii I i II II I I MAYFLOWER COMPACT On November 21 1020 1620 the Pilgrims Pil PU grims grinis held a a. nu meeting in the cabin of ot the tho Mayflower tho the ship which brought them from England Engllind to America and drew up a a comp compact ct In which thc they they- ann announced Un n ed their Int n n. tion of ot making such laws as should bo needed forthe the tho general good of ot the colon colony The Tho compact which was called caned tho the Jaw law and order l league was signed by f ono forty Pilgrims They then lose hose John Carver governor When Carver Caner died d William lm Bradford Brad Brad- ford tord was vas was was' chosen ho ho- filled the tho office for tor thirty-one thirty years What Induced the Pilgrims to draw up a compact was the fear of dissension among those Pilgrims who preferred to settle In Virginia and anti t those ose who ho savored favored New Eng- Eng laud land Tho The Mayflower had Imd gone Ion far tar out of or her herva va way I and nd the Pilgrims then decided though the they hey had bad a patent nade inada out for 0 or I settlement In Virginia Vir Vir- ginia to settle In Jn Massachusetts After carefully o the New Cw England coast tho the iti a satisfactory harbor rind and landed at Plymouth Mass on December 21 1 1520 I |