Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders

1) What concepts are included in the Mayflower Compact? The Mayflower Compact was created by the loyal English subjects of Lord King James that embarked on a voyage to the New World. The primary goal in mind was to establish the very first colony in the northern parts of Virginia. The settlers believed they had undertaken the quest for the glory of God, the advancement of the Christian Faith, and the honor of their Sovereign Lord King James and their country.

2) How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds? The Mayflower Compact reflects an attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds because the colonists promised all due submission and obedience to their country and ruler in the "Old" world while at the same time creating a constitution, or framework with just and equal laws for the good of the colony in the "New" world.

3) How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact? The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differed from the Mayflower Compact, in that it was longer and went more in depth about the laws being created, and the framework of the colony. It specifically stated that there could be one governor at a time and could only rule for a year, along with other laws regarding their rules.

4) What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, i.e.: use of a written Constitution? What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, in creating a written constitution, was so that the laws could be officially established  and enforced to instill a sense of order. This allowed for one governor to rule for a term of one year only, and six other elected magistrates sworn in by a fidelity oath for law enforcement.

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? A reflection of fear of and safeguard in the Fundamental Orders against the usurping power by one person or a chosen few is evident in order number 4. This holds true because in order number 4, it is decreed that no person was to be governor more than once in two years, and that each governor always had to be a member of some approved congregation formerly, or before assuming power. This demonstrates the fear of one person gaining too much power, since the laws limiting the length and extent of the governor's rule were "set in stone."