Let's look at the options, starting at the last. <span>The Mayflower Compact was </span>written by the Pilgrims, the first future Americans. It was the first framework of government, but it's not a constitution. (A is wrong.) The Bill of Rights of 1689 was in England, not the US! (B is wrong!) <span>The Declaration of Independence isn't a constitution at all, it's exactly what it sounds like: declaring independence. (C is wrong.) </span> The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution that the US government created, though it sufficiently lacked many powers that our present Constitution has. (D is correct!)
