The mayflower compact set the precedent for the rest of colonial north america of the concept of

The Mayflower Compact set the precedent for the rest of colonial North America of the concept of self-governance.

Explanation:

The Mayflower Compact was a pact written by the Pilgrim Fathers during the trip aboard the Mayflower between Plymouth, England and the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts. It was signed by just under half of the settlers on November 11, 1620. This pact, an agreement between the settlers for the administration of the Plymouth Colony, is often referred to as the basis of the United States Constitution.  

The Mayflower Compact was the first government act of the Plymouth Colony. It was enacted by the Pilgrim Fathers during the crossing of the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. They sought the freedom to practice Christianity according to their own choice, this pact specified that on this land, new rules would be created and that it was necessary to adapt to survive.

on this day in 1939, in response to hitler’s invasion of poland, britain and france, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on germany.

the first casualty of that declaration was not german—but the british ocean liner athenia, which was sunk by a german u-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. there were more than 1,100 passengers on board, 112 of whom lost their lives. of those, 28 were americans, but president roosevelt was unfazed by the tragedy, declaring that no one was to “thoughtlessly or falsely talk of america sending its armies to european fields.” the united states would remain neutral.

as for britain’s response, it was initially no more than the dropping of anti-nazi propaganda leaflets—13 tons of them—over germany. they would begin bombing german ships on september 4, suffering significant losses. they were also working under orders not to harm german civilians. the german military, of course, had no such restrictions. france would begin an offensive against germany’s western border two weeks later. their effort was weakened by a narrow 90-mile window leading to the german front, enclosed by the borders of luxembourg and belgium—both neutral countries. the germans mined the passage, stalling the french offensive.