Which document was the first example of self government in british colonies? A. the manga carta
B. Common sense
C. The mayflower compact
D. The english bill of rights

C. The mayflower compact

Explanation:

The mayflower compact was a set of agreement that created by the settlers of Plymouth Colony. They made this agreement when they're still on the Mayflower ships heading out to the colonial territory.

In that agreement, they're agree that they will not run their settlement based on the system created by British government.

They agree that their settlement will be run on a representative democracy, where the citizens can  have the power to be involved in the government by selecting a government representatives.

it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.

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