Read the excerpt, then answer the question.

[We] combine ourselves together into a civil Body . . . for our better Ordering and Preservation . . . [to] frame such just and equal Laws . . . for the general Good of the Colony.


–Mayflower Compact

Which phrase from this excerpt best expresses the stated purpose for the Mayflower Compact?


“combine ourselves together”
“into a civil Body”
“frame such just and equal Laws”
“for the general Good of the Colony”