Because the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts, outside of the Virginia Company territory, the indentured servants argued that the contract was void (including their indentured servitude). William Bradford, one of the Pilgrim leaders, later wrote, "Several strangers made discontented and mutinous speeches".
The Mayflower landing in Massachusetts, outside of the Virginia Company's territory, led to the indentured servants challenging their contract, which included their servitude. William Bradford, a Pilgrim leader, recorded the dissent among the crew.