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We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; and by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. In WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James of England, France, and Ireland. The eighteenth and of Scotland, the fifty-fourth. Anno domini, 1620. |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. John Carver\u003Cbr>Mr. William Bradford Mr. Edward Winslow Mr. William Brewster\u003Cbr>Isaac Allerton Miles Standish John Alden\u003Cbr>John Turner Francis Eaton James Chilton John Craxton\u003Cbr>John Billington\u003Cbr>Joses Fletcher\u003Cbr>John Goodman Mr. Samuel Fuller\u003Cbr>Mr. Christopher Martin\u003Cbr>Mr. William Mullins\u003Cbr>Mr. William White\u003Cbr>Mr. Richard Warren John Howland | Mr. Stephen Hopkins Digery Priest Thomas Williams Gilbert Winslow Edmund Margesson Peter Brown\u003Cbr>Richard Bitteridge George Soule Edward Tilly John Tilly Francis Cooke Thomas Rogers\u003Cbr>Thomas Tinker John Ridgate Edward Fuller Richard Clark\u003Cbr>Richard Gardiner Mr. John Allerton Thomas English Edward Doten\u003Cbr>Edward Liester |\n\n1.What words in this document establish a belief in self-government?  \n2.What words in this document establish a belief in government by mutual consent?  \n3.What words in this document establish a belief in the rule of law?","cbCaimuIYCS7RGBy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimuIYCS7RGBy","pdf",251589,"English","# Prompts\n## What words establish a belief in self-government?\n## What words establish a belief in government by mutual consent?\n## What words establish a belief in the rule of law?","[{\"question\":\"What document is the DBQ based on?\",\"answer\":\"The DBQ is based on The Mayflower Compact (1620).\"},{\"question\":\"Which question asks for evidence of self-government?\",\"answer\":\"Question 1 asks: “What words in this document establish a belief in self-government?”\"},{\"question\":\"Which question asks for evidence of the rule of law?\",\"answer\":\"Question 3 asks: “What words in this document establish a belief in the rule of law?”\"}]","DBQ—Examining Primary Sources - The Mayflower Compact (1620) | PDF"]