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The Mayflower Compact (1620) is significant in American history primarily because it

A.C) Created a framework for self-government based on consent

B.D) Outlawed the practice of slavery in New England

C.B) Guaranteed religious freedom for all colonists

D.A) Established a theocratic government in Plymouth Colony

Explanation

Core Concept

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement among the male passengers of the Mayflower to combine themselves into a civil body politic and enact just laws for the general good of the colony. It established a precedent for self-government based on the consent of the governed, which would become a foundational principle in American political thought.

Correct Answer

AC) Created a framework for self-government based on consent

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