How did the Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact influence early colonial government?

The Magna Carta limited the ruler’s power by establishing that the king, like others, was subject to the law. The Mayflower Compact similarly pledged the colonists to follow laws made for the good of the community. Together, they helped promote the principle of rule of law; the Compact supported self-government, but the Magna Carta was not a colonial self-government plan.

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