History of the United States I / Unit 2 USH1 0174 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Plymouth and the Mayflower Compact
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The idea
The Pilgrims were Separatists who insisted on breaking from what they saw as a corrupt Church of England. They founded Plymouth in sixteen twenty.
In practice
One hundred two Mayflower migrants signing the compact.
Where people slip
The anchor calls it an agreement to help each other, which some interpret as democratic. Some interpret is doing real work there.
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