Answer:
A. The Pilgrims attempt at self-government
Explanation:
The Mayflower Compact was the first government document in the Plymouth colony. The document was written by the Pilgrim Fathers, immigrants who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower seeking freedom of worship. It was signed on November 11, 1620 (Julian calendar) on the shores of what is now Provincetown, near Cape Cod. When the Mayflower docked at Plymouth, the pilgrims realized they were in a land unknown to the London company. Therefore, the Mayflower Pact was written and adopted. Many of the passengers knew that the previous settlements had failed because they had not had a government.
