Mayflower is just a boat. Why is it related to American independence?

Mayflower is considered as the beginning of America.

At first, the United States was only one 13 colony of Britain. 1775 American War of Independence broke out, 1776 America declared its independence. With the independence of the United States, the reputation of the Mayflower ship is becoming more and more familiar to outsiders. May flower was the first British ship to transport separatist Puritans to North American colonies. Puritans refer to reformists who demand the removal of the remnants of Catholicism in the Anglican Church. Puritan separatists are the most radical among English Puritans. They were brutally persecuted by the Anglican Church, so some of them decided to emigrate to North America. The load of may flower is about 180 tons, and the captain is 19.5 meters. The relocated people left on this ship. The whole ship 102 passengers, including 35 separatists, the rest are craftsmen, fishermen, poor farmers and 14 indentured slaves. They signed an immigration contract with Virginia company, and on September 1620, 16, led by pastor Blest, they took Mayflower to North America. Before landing, we had an inspiring discussion, that is, 165438+ 10/0/day. The separatist leaders presided over the formulation of a convention that everyone could bind and abide by, and 4 1 free adult men signed it. Its contents are: organizing citizens' organizations to draft just laws, decrees and rules and regulations. This laid the foundation of American independence and became the blueprint of American declaration of independence. This convention is an important political contract for immigrants in the New World, and it was later called the Mayflower Convention.

The Mayflower Convention was the enlightenment of democratic consciousness and laid the ideological foundation for the American War of Independence. Why do you say that? 1776 After the independence of the United States, the American Declaration of Independence was promulgated, stating that all people are equal, all people are born equal, all people have the right to live, and all people have the right to pursue happiness. This is the continuation and further expansion of the Mayflower Convention. Therefore, the story of the may flower ship has something to do with American independence.