1 point We whose names are underwritten... 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...

--Excerpt from the Mayflower Compact, 1620

The ideas expressed in the statement above most directly reflect which of the following themes within American history?

the responsibility of government to protect the natural rights of individuals

the establishment of self-government evident within the United States Constitution

the relationship between colonists and Native Americans