1620 AD
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact established a framework for governing Plymouth Colony by consent.
- Time period
- 1620 AD
- Region
- North America
- Theme
- Politics
- Civilization
- English colonies
On November 21, 1620, corresponding to November 11 in the Old Style calendar, 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact aboard ship in Provincetown Harbor. The signers agreed to form a political community and obey laws enacted for the colony's common good. The agreement became Plymouth Colony's first governing document while affirming loyalty to the English king.