Who colony signed the Mayflower Compact?

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Mayflower Compact is important because of its principle, that a

government's authority derives from the consent of the governed.

The signers of the Compact stated that the authority to make laws

in the colony was also based on the fact that the inhabitants

consented to be subject to those laws. The Plymouth Colony became

the most democratic colony at that time, since every adult male

head of household was a shareholder in the company and had the

right to vote for governor of the colony. The ideals of the

Mayflower Compact can be seen in the writing of the Declaration of

Independence and the Constitution.