The Mayflower Compact:: A Detailed Summary

1.2 The Pilgrims’ Journey to America

1.3 The Need for a Governing Document

1.4 The Significance of the Mayflower Compact

2.1 The Political Climate in England

2.2 Religious Persecution and the Separatist Movement

2.3 The Decision to Settle in America

2.4 The Voyage of the Mayflower

3 The Writing and Signing of the Mayflower Compact

3.1 The Composition of the Compact