The house of burgesses and the mayflower compact both reflect the ideas of that the western europeans brought with them to the new world.

The answer is: representative Government
Both House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact  were a form of legislative assembly that created to manage representatives for each regions.
The main purpose of these assemblies is to make sure that the inhabitants of each regions feel that the terms imposed to them felt more agreeable.

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