The Mayflower Compact changed the course of history by paving the road to democracy and self-governance in America.

Most of us have probably not even thought about the Mayflower Compact since elementary school. The Compact was the document drawn up by the passengers on the ship "Mayflower" after it reached what was ...

The Mayflower, a leaky 80-foot-long British cargo ship carrying 102 passengers who were determined to build a new society "for the glory of God," departed from Plymouth, England on this day in history ...

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Many documents influenced the U.S.

Gov. Henry McMaster recently signed Act No. 68 (H4267) designating Nov. 21 as Mayflower Compact Day in South Carolina. This officially recognizes the first written document of self-government on ...

The Minnesota Law Library’s upcoming exhibit and Continuing Legal Education program will transport visitors to the development of the first framework of government in a future United States — one that ...

One of five new quarters coming out this year to celebrate America's 250th anniversary was released Jan. 5. The U.S. Mint announced the new coin, the Mayflower Compact Quarter, Monday, on X. "For one ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Mint has announced that the Mayflower Compact quarter, one of the new coins commemorating the nation's 250th birthday, is now in circulation. This quarter is the first of ...