The Pilgrims were ______________, i.e., they wanted to split from the Church of England, not continue trying to reform the Churc
h. A small group who had settled in Holland left for America aboard the _____________ in 1620. What do the authors say is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
it was written down for once (one of the first to be written down, which ensured no one could change it on a whim), it was one of the first steps to self-government; it was not a constitution, just an agreement, but still progress; it was a pact that also especially allowed people to argue point-of-views in town hall meetings (which would later be important)
Answer: The silk road was mostly over land and took merchants a great deal of time to ship goods. European countries were interested in speeding up trade by finding a quicker sea route
