what was the main idea of the mayflower compact?
The Mayflower Compact was put in place in order to try and prevent some of the problems that came from lack of government in early settlements. So the main idea was to create these laws in order to better their chances of survival and success when starting the new colony. The Compact was signed by all male members of the Mayflower, 41 in total. Due to the fact that it was the first set of written laws in the land, the Mayflower Compact was used to determine authority.