What reasons did the Pilgrims give for creating the Mayflower Compact?

The Mayflower Compact says the settlers would join together as a “civil body politic” for better order, the colony’s preservation, and the furtherance of their purposes in establishing it. Choice C captures these reasons: organizing themselves, ensuring the colony’s survival, and achieving their goals. The compact was not mainly about financial gain or creating a new church.

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