Influenced Patriot leaders by confirming the idea of the right to self-government.
The compact, signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620, established a form of self-governance and laid the foundation for democratic principles. It emphasized the consent of the governed and the establishment of laws for the general good of the colony. This concept of self-government and the notion that authority derives from the consent of the governed influenced Patriot leaders during the American Revolutionary period and further strengthened their belief in the right to self-determination and independent governance.