American Pageant Chapter 3 IDs

Chapter three Ids
Mayflower Compact
1. Signed by 41 males onboard the Mayflower
2. Created to make sure that none of the group leave to form their own colony
3. Bound the group into one political body that would have to abide by any laws established
Historical Significance: The Mayflower Compact was the bases for the government in the Plymouth Bay colony
Halfway Covenant
1. Religious-political solution adopted by the Puritans
2. Allowed children of baptized but unconverted church members to be baptized
3. Only accepted by some New England congregations
Historical Significance: The Halfwa…