<span>The answer is:
C. It served as a basis for passing laws for the good of the colony.
The Mayflower Compact was created in the Plymouth colony to establish a government for the newly arrived pilgrims.
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<span> Sir George Calvert had two main reasons for establishing Maryland:
1- Financial reason as he wanted to make a fortune from establishing Maryland.
2- Moral reason as he wanted to create a refuge for all Catholic settlers in order to ensure their safety.</span>
The answer would be the availability of new farming land in the west, while back east, most of their land had already been taken.
