The provisions of the Mayflower Compact would influence later documents like the Articles of Confederation. Which of the followi
ng is not a reason the colonists created and signed the Mayflower Compact? A. To keep order
B. To serve the "general good"
C. To protect the group
D. To cut all ties with the British king
The answer would be D. To cut all ties with the British king. Since the Mayflower was a charter, it was still most certainly under British rule. While the purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to create a theoretical "self-governing" model, it was to create order and protection.
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