Today - Sunny with a high of 91 Â°F (32.8 Â°C). Winds NE at 9 to 11 mph (14.5 to 17.7 kph). Tonight - Clear. Winds from NE to NNE at 4 to 11 mph (6.4 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 63 Â°F (17.2 Â°C).
Plymouth Colony did not have a royal charter authorizing it to form a government, yet some means of governance was needed. The Mayflower Compact was the colony's first governing document, signed by the 41 able-bodied Separatists aboard the Mayflower upon their arrival in Provincetown Harbor on November 21, 1620.
It is a special statement that explains why the colonists wanted to be independent. The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. It tells the major ideas that the Founders had about government. The Declaration also contains the Founders' complaints against the British king.n 1776 this new government, the Continental Congress formed a committee to tell People why the colonies wanted to be free. Thomas Jefferson was chosen to be the head of this committee. He was an excellent writer. Jefferson wrote a paper that became known as the Declaration of Independence.