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The creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses

and the signing of the Mayflower Compact

showed that American colonists

(1) supported the abolition of slavery

(2) practiced elements of self-government

(3) promoted public education

(4) demanded immediate independence

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The creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the signing of the Mayflower Compact showed that American colonists 2. practiced elements of self-government. Both entities were early colonial attempts at setting rules and procedures for conduct in the British Colonies at a level of self-government that was not possible for these people in England.

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Answer:

(2) practiced elements of self-government

Explanation:

The Mayflower Compact was a governing document that was signed by the male passengers of the Mayflower ship, that would set in America. This document established the government at the same time they remained loyal to the Crown of England. It is called also a social contract by the settlers, which they agreed to follow the community’s rules and regulations so all of them could survive.

The House of Burgesses was the first popularly elected legislature in America, it was an assembly in Virginia. It consisted of the governor and a council and two burgesses also called delegates from each of the colony’s 11 settlements.

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