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Which is and example of the social contract theory in Colonial America?

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Which is and example of the social contract theory in Colonial America?

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A. The Plymouth Company
B. The Mayflower Compact
C. The triangular trade route
D. the plantation system

The answer is B because the Mayflower Compact was a contract to set up self-government.

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The first representative assembly in the New World. Created due to the distance between Great Britain and the colonies.

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1620- The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

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Protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the U.S. Bill of Rights.

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The lawmaking body of British government; separation of powers; limited king's power.

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A document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges; limited power of the king; signed in 1215.