What is the importance of the Mayflower Compact in American history? It was the first document to be written in North America.

It was a step toward self-government in the English colonies.

It was an attempt at establishing a parliament in North America.

It was the first time English colonists had violated the king's authority.

The service industry in the united states grew in the late 1800s. what was one effect of that growth? the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers decreased. the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers increased. the middle class grew as people took jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers. the middle class shrank as people left jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.