briefly describe what a covenant is and how a covenant united the plymouth colony
Covenant A binding agreement or compact; in the Bible, God's promise to the human race. Massachusetts Bay Company Joint stock company chartered by the English government in 1629 to colonize a huge part of New England.The Massachusetts Bay Colony was centered in Boston.Mayflower Compact Document signed by Pilgrim men aboard the Mayflower, on Nov. 21, 1620, before the Plymouth landing.he Massachusetts Bay Colony was centered in Boston. Mayflower Compact. Document signed by Pilgrim men aboard the Mayflower, on Nov. 21, 1620, before the Plymouth landing. It was modeled after a Separatist church covenant, by which they agreed to establish a temporary government and to be bound by its laws.