What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was drafted by the separatist pilgrims who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. It was signed on November 11, 1620 in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. Having settled at Plymouth (thus named by Captain John Smith earlier), the pilgrims recognized that their land was outside the chartered territory of the London Company. Thus, the Mayflower Compact was signed to establish a civil government based upon a majoritarian model and to proclaim the settlers' allegiance to the king. The compact was referred to by John Adams as the foundation of the Constitution of the United States[citation needed], but he was speaking figuratively, not literally.

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
that it was the first signs of democracy ?
Reply:it layed down the new laws that would govern the new land
Reply:Well the main significance of the Mayflower Compact was that it was the first compact ocean going conveyance the was equipped with the lasted developments in ship design. It was significantly smaller than it's traditional rivals like the full size Mayflower yet it offered comparable amenities to it larger sister ships. Advances in sail design and performance tuning gave the Mayflower Compact a better MPWP (Miles Per Wind Gust) which meant that it could traverse the large expanse of open ocean and arrive at the shores of the new world weeks ahead of it's larger contemporaries while reducing it's reliance upon large scale wind gust. With it's compact size it was also easier to maneuver at sea as well as dock in congested harbors and docks. For the economy minded settlers of the new world the Mayflower Compact offered a less expensive and economic alternative to the oceanic traveler.