What effect did the mayflower compact have on american government? it reinforced british parliament's control over the colonies. it gave settlers the power to establish colonies. it contributed to the development of representative democracy. it granted absolute authority to the colonial governors.

It contributed to the development of representative democracy.

The Mayflower Compact was created by the Pilgrims while they were establishing their new settlement of Plymouth. The compact, or agreement, provided a representative structure to the new government allowing for adult males to participate in the government and have a vote in matters of the community.

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The three steps before modern english were indo-european, germanic, and old english. as peoples moved around the eurasian continent, their languages changed. throughout the ages, the languages became more specialized. as english has many germanic influences, it is easy to see how this was one of the forebears. also, old english was one of the main ancestors of the modern language, spoken in the 5th through about the 13th centuries.