The Mayflower Compact was created to ensure religious freedom and a self governed state for the colonists. Although they desired qualities of a self governed body, they wanted to remain somewhat loyal to the king of England as well. The colonists wanted advance Christianity and promote equal laws.
2. How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds?
The colonists wanted to establish a new colony in the honor of their mother country, but express fairness and a newly shaped society. They also wanted to spread Christianity throughout the new world.
3. How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was created as more of a functioning government with a system to choose government authorities while the Mayflower compact did not have set governing rules. The Mayflower Compact lacked the complexity that the Fundemental Orders on Connecticut possessed.
4. What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, i.e. : use of a written Constitution?
The colonists wanted to create a more democratic form of government. They didn't want the new colony to be ruled in the same way as England, so they created a written constitution modeled with different concepts than England.
5. In what significant way(s) does the Fundamental Orders reflect a fear of and safeguard against the usurping of power by one person or a chosen few?
The Fundamental Orders called for election of leaders who would only lead for a limited time. It stated how the commonwealth had court power and the ability to make or repeal laws. The power was in the hands of the people.
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