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.
made by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It established the 13 colonies as independent states, free from the rule of Great Britain.written mainly by Thomas Jefferson. first stated that all men are created equal and they are endowed by God with the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.