The colonists had no intention of declaring their independence from England when they signed the Mayflower Compact. ... The rest of the Mayflower Compact is very short. It simply bound the signers into a "Civil Body Politic" for the purpose of passing "just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony
1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814
Because they want to keep their european Rivals Away from Valuable town and Mines in Mexico.
North America was really Loaded with Gold and Silver, and has Accounted for more than 20 % of Spains Budget back then. That's why they want to assert control over it
