"having undertaken, for the glory of god and advancement of the christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of god and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. in witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at cape cod, the llth of november, in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord king james, of england, france and ireland the eighteenth, and of scotland the fifty-fourth. anno domini 1620." mayflower compact, 1620 what was unique about the mayflower compact? a) it was the first charter sending immigrants to the new world. b) it was the first document rejecting rule by the mother country's monarch. c) it was the first document recognizing self-government and established the tradition of elected officials. d) it recognized the need for a strong authoritarian leader to oversee the success in establishing the colonies.