1620165438+1October1Mayflower landed at Cape Cod, and 4 1 adult men among the new immigrants on board signed the Mayflower Convention. ?
This convention became the first of numerous self-governing conventions in the United States in the future. The way and content of its signing represent that "the people can decide the way of autonomous management by their own will, and it is no longer decided by the power above the people." A self-managed social structure has been created here, which implies many democratic beliefs in the era of kingship and theocracy.
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Mayflower Contract:1620165438+1October1After drifting at sea for 66 days, an English three-masted sailboat named "Mayflower" approached American land.
There are 102 passengers on board. Their destination was originally the mouth of the Hudson River, but they missed the target because of the sinister waves, so they moored in Provinton Port, now outside Cape Cod.
In order to establish a foundation of autonomy that everyone can be bound by, they signed a convention before going ashore. This convention is called the "Mayflower Convention", and the signatories vowed to create an autonomous group, which was established with the consent of the managed and will be governed by law. This is the first important political document in American history.
This convention has been affecting the United States from the beginning to the present. It is the foundation of the United States and the fundamental reason for the freedom of belief and law in the United States.
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