So there was a boat that was named "unsinkable". Then after a couple hours after leaving the dock, it hit a huge iceberg and it sunk. Not many people survived, they were mostly women and children.
The Mayflower Compact was all about self government. It was the first time the colonists had to make decisions on their own without the Monarch's influence. The United States today doesn't go based on self government because it would be detrimental to the people, anarchy would occur. That is why there's 3 branches of government. The legislative, judicial, and executive branch. Those in these branches must work together to avoid and deal with problems the nation may experience.
Few Spanish settlers could be persuaded to settle the colony of Florida
1. they wrote in the vernacular; they wrote either for self-expression or to portray the individuality of their subjects.