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    creation the Mayflower compact was a very significant event in the history of the United States because of its example of a the first type of government in North America. The Mayflower Compact was draw up by a group of people known as Pilgrims in 1620. These people, mostly English, were in search of more religious freedom and better lives in the New World. 100 pilgrims began this journey in September of 1620 (History.com staff). Before, landing in New England, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact

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    Atlantic Ocean to the New World was rigorous for the one hundred and two religious refugees aboard the Mayflower. Along with the one hundred and two, passengers there were crewmen, chickens, pigs and goats. With limited space in the ship, it was crowed and cramped. Seasickness soon began too many of the passengers onboard, causing the heavily loaded ship to stench. The conditions onboard the Mayflower only worsened as the high compulsion of salt began to cause dehydration and hypertonia. The supply of

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    Mayflower Book Report

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    writing so often about historical adventures on the ocean can only be because he himself, in 1978, was the first intercollegiate All-American sailor for Brown University. His book “Mayflower,” being one of his bestsellers, is an interesting book that not only presents the over told story of the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in the year 1620, but it also digs deep into the many struggles they faced after finally reaching the New World. In his book, Philbrick charts out the experiences of the Pilgrims

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    The ideas in the Mayflower Compact were later transferred into the Declaration of Independence and gave footing for democracy in America. However remarkable or pathetic the two government systems were, it is unlikely either colony would have survived without their leaders

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    idea that American is a mix of different cultures, through their writings. Writers such as Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, William Bradford and Thomas Paine have documented the influences that have made American known as the “melting pot”. In “The Mayflower Compact”, William Bradford coveys that the group of people that are with him are aiming for the well being of the newly established colony. No matter how different the people of the new community are they will work hard to make their new home a stable

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    should do something about this if the king won't do something. Since they don’t won’t do anything I decided I should be the one to do something .So us signed up to be part of the exploration and colonization of the new world. I want to be on the mayflower and sail to the “new” land that Spain found. I want you to come with me. To explore and spread our faith to the new world before the other people get a chance to tait it with lies. We have to go to the harbor tomorrow early in the morning so we could

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    in 1620, 102 brave men, women, and children left on The Mayflower for an eastern voyage from Plymouth, England to the new land, in search of religious freedom and overall better lives. During the 66 day journey of harsh weather, illness, and death, the members on-board The Mayflower began drafting a document that would change history forever. With a split in personalities on the voyage, pilgrims (refugees from England and Holland) and the other passengers made up of various tradesman (referred to

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    agreed to settle in Massachusetts and apply for a new patent from the King. While the Pilgrims waited on the new patent, they needed a new structure to maintain order and establish a civil society. Therefore, all of the male Pilgrims developed the Mayflower Compact, to provide a basic governance structure. In this short document, there is a key passages with foundational ideas which were important to the survival of the Plymouth colony, and shaped the future democratic governance structures of America

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    Abstract. Mayflower Construction is a design remodeler and renovator, located in Northern Virginia, with its main office located in Tysons Corner, VA. With correct market segmentation and accurate positioning new technological way of doing business prove to win over old school remodeling contractors. The keys to success will be to provide a reasonably priced job that exceeds customer 's objective expectations, that is to provide right product to the right client at the right price in a timely manner

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    Nathaniel Philbrick’s depiction of the Pilgrims in Mayflower In Nathaniel Philbrick’s novel Mayflower Philbrick depicts the Pilgrims in both a negative and positive way. He shows them as courageous people, but also as the cause of the downfall of the Native American’s community. Philbrick attempts all of this while remaining completely objective, stating the good and bad of both the Native American people and the Pilgrims. Throughout the novel, Philbrick depicts the Pilgrims as courageous people

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