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The Mayflower Compact, 1620 The Albany Congress, 1754 The First Continental Congress, 1774 The Declaration of Independence, 1776 The Constitutional Convention, 1787 The First Federal Congress, 1789 Washington's Inauguration, 1789 Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

A view of the central scene with the flanking vignettes is also available.

Allyn Cox
Oil on Canvas
1973-1974

The Mayflower Compact, a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620, set forth principles of tolerance and liberty for the government of a new colony in the New World. Pilgrim leader William Brewster is shown signing the document; John Standish, the colony's military leader, stands at left.