Question

In the Mayflower Compact, why do the Pilgrims promise “all due submission and obedience”?
A. to show that they will remain servants of God
B. to show that they will follow the colony’s rule
C. to show that they will elect a colonial leader
D. to show that they will follow the king of England

Answer 1

If you look at that full line from the Mayflower Compact, the colonists are discussing that they are forming a "Civil Body politic" and will "enact and frame" laws for the colony, and they confirm that they will follow the laws in "all due submission and obedience." So, B seems like the best answer here because this line from the Mayflower Compact concerns the signers following the laws they promise to make for the colony's benefit.