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The Mayflower Compact is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how the Mayflower Compact set up self-government, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.3-5. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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The Mayflower Compact

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Read the source and answer the questions, then circle the right answers.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

The Mayflower Compact

An extract from the Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 men aboard the Mayflower off Cape Cod in November 1620 (spelling modernized). …do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. Words to know (written for this worksheet): covenant: make a solemn promise. civil body politic: a group of people who govern themselves. meet: fitting or proper.

  1. 1. For whose good would the laws be made?
  2. 2. What did the signers promise to give to the laws they made?
  3. 3. Who would make the colony's laws, according to the compact?
  4. 4. Where and when was the compact signed?
2.What is self-government?
  • A.A king ruling with no laws
  • B.Living with no rules at all
  • C.People making their own laws and choosing their leaders
3.What does the word "compact" mean in "Mayflower Compact"?
  • A.An agreement
  • B.A map of the coast
  • C.A small ship
4.Why are the Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses remembered together?
  • A.Both ended slavery in the colonies
  • B.Both were early steps toward self-government in the colonies
  • C.Both were written by the king
5.Why did the Pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact before going ashore?
  • A.The king ordered them to write it
  • B.They had landed outside the area their permission to settle covered
  • C.They wanted to declare independence

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Answer key — The Mayflower Compact

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. For the general good of the Colony. 2. All due submission and obedience. 3. The signers themselves, combined together into a civil body politic. 4. Aboard the Mayflower off Cape Cod, in November 1620.
  2. 2.People making their own laws and choosing their leaders
  3. 3.An agreement
  4. 4.Both were early steps toward self-government in the colonies
  5. 5.They had landed outside the area their permission to settle covered

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.