The Pilgrims’ religious convictions would serve as the foundation for the Mayflower Compact and influence later debates on religious liberty.

The Mayflower Compact reaffirmed a basic idea of the Magna Carta. No political society can flourish without respect for the rule of law.

The Heritage Foundation hosted a discussion about the Mayflower Compact, the document signed by the Mayflower passengers shortly before their arrival in North America in 1620. Scholars talked ...

The Mayflower Compact 400 Years Later Written to stave off mutiny among the Pilgrims in 1620, the document remains a foundational example of democracy By John G. Turner Share ...

This compact, more than anything else, is what cemented the place of the Mayflower pilgrims in the annals of American folklore.

Guests on Wednesday flocked to the Plimouth Patuxet museum on the 400th anniversary of the signing of the Mayflower Compact.

In an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation, participants examined the Mayflower Compact and other new laws the settlers agreed upon when they arrived in 1620. The panelists discussed the basis ...

The Mayflower Compact stands as a rebuke to those who denigrate America’s historic commitment to freedom and democracy, ideals which were written into the very first pages of the American story.

Mayflower Compact 400th anniversary: Members of the New Plimmoth Gard mark the Mayflower Compact anniversary in Provincetown. PLYMOUTH – While many Americans marked the signing of the Mayflower ...

The Mayflower eventually landed at Plymouth where the colony was established. “The importance of the Mayflower Compact cannot be overstated,” said Susan Belekewicz, executive director, GSMD.

The agreement is filled with statements indicating allegiance to God – it begins “In the name of God Amen” – and even shows deference to the king – it ends by referring to “our ...

A copy of the Mayflower Compact is posted on the entrance to the Mayflower II, in Plymouth. The first colonists actually arrived in Provincetown, it's believed, not Plymouth, four centuries ago ...