True or false, the massachusetts bay colony used the mayflower compact as a basis for self-government.

False, the Massachusetts Bay Colony did not use the Mayflower Compact as a basis for self-government. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony and was written in the Mayflower by Pilgrims escaping religious persecution in England. In the text, they state that they are not under King James rule, but the rule of God and are establishing a tolerant community in the colonies.