Early American Politics

By Kimmy Darlene Gerred

The MayFlower Compact 1620 In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are under-written, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of Faith, etc. Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine our selves together into a civil body politic, for our furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the eleventh of November, in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord, King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anna Dom. 1620 John Carver William Bradford William Brewster Isaac Allerton John Alden Samuel Fuller William Mullins William White John Craxton John Billington John Howland Steven Hopkins John Tilly Francis Cook Thomas Tinker John Rigdale John Turner Francis Eaton Digery Priest Thomas Williams Edmond Margeson Peter Brown Richard Clark Richard Gardiner Thomas English Edward Doten John Goodman George Soule Edward Winslow Miles Standish Christopher Martin James Chilton Richard Warren Edward Tilly Thomas Rogers Edward Fuller Moses Fletcher Gilbert Winslow Richard Bitteridge John Allerton Edward Liester

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519142404
• ISBN13: 9781519142405
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"