Blog #3

William Bradford played a large in the colony at Plymouth.  After the death of John Carver in 1621, whom at the time was the governor, William Bradford took his position.  He was elected Governor of the Plymouth Colony, and served until shortly before he died.  He suggested that there be a board of people elected every year to have the position of power.  He was very kind, and smart with the Indians, and because of this, it relieved the tension between them.  He also wrote the History of Plymouth Plantation.  Overall, he was a very important person in the Plymouth colony, and played a large role.