USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -John Carver, (born c. 1576, Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, England-died April 15, 1621, Plymouth, Mass.), first governor of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth in New England.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was the first signature on the historic Mayflower Compact, the first governor of the Plymouth colony and the man who negotiated peace with the Native American Wampanoag community. But John Carver would never live to see the new life he had built for the passengers of the Mayflower in the New World.

Detailed explanation-3: -He may not have been first choice for the role of Governor of Plymouth Colony, but William Bradford became the man who would lead the Pilgrims during their formative years in America.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Carver (before 1584–1621) was one of the Pilgrims who braved the Mayflower voyage in 1620 which resulted in the creation of Plymouth Colony in America. He is credited with writing the Mayflower Compact and was its first signer, and he was also the first governor of Plymouth Colony.

Detailed explanation-5: -Myles Standish was the military leader of Plymouth Colony from the beginning. He was officially designated as the captain of the colony’s militia in February 1621, shortly after the arrival of the Mayflower in December 1620.