What is the Mayflower compact? A. a long term treaty for trade routes with the Dutch tea company B. a formal method to establish systematic order among the pilgrims C. an economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to the British. D. a formal agreement by the pilgrims to abide by just and equal laws drafted by leaders of their own choosing.
D) A written agreement used to establish their own authority and to avoid possible mutiny. It was a democratic approach of self government established by members aboard the Mayflower.
