TAILIEUCHUNG - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 13 P7

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 13 P7 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | FOUNDATIONS OF . LAW The Colonial Period Mayflower Compact In 1620 the ship Mayflower departed from England for the New World. Many of those on board were religious dissenters known then as Separatists and later as Pilgrims or Puritans who preferred to separate altogether from the Church of England rather than try to change the church as other dissenters attempted to do. The passengers also included emigrants who were not members of the Separatist congregation. The combined group of Separatists and strangers as they were called by the Separatists had obtained a charter from the Virginia Company of London giving them permission to settle within the boundaries of the colony of Virginia. The Mayflower however did not reach Virginia. Instead it arrived off the coast of what is now Cape Cod Massachusetts which was not within the boundaries of any established colonial government. The strangers asserted that they would not be bound by any laws but william Bradford the Separatists leader insisted that all male passengers sign an agreement to abide by the laws that the colonial leaders would establish at the colony they called Plymouth. On November 21 1620 41 adult male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact. The compact served as a device to preserve order and establish rules for self-government. The signers agreed to combine themselves into a civil Body Politick that would enact and obey just and equal laws that were made for the general good of the colony. This commitment to justice and equality would be reiterated in many later documents including the . Constitution. k Mayflower Compact In the name of God amen. 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 honor of our king and country a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of .

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