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What did the founders of Massachusetts bay mean when they said their colony was a City on a hill?
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John Winthrop and his followers were very religious. Their denomination was called "Puritans," because they wanted to purify Christianity from what they believed were errors in doctrine and practice. Winthrop envisioned a Christian theocracy, a government run by religion, where religious values (faith and piety, hard work, avoidance of sin) would create what he believed to be an ideal place to live and work. This place would be a shining example to others coming to the New World, a "city on the hill" that others could look up to and emulate. Of course, it turned out that many colonists found the Puritans harsh and judgmental, and they left the colony. But Winthrop did not expect that to occur-- he sincerely believed a Christian colony where Puritanism ruled would lead to only good things.
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What colony did winthrop describe as a city upon a hill?
AnswerThe Massachusetts Bay Colony.
What impact did john winthrop have on the developmen of the colonies?
He started the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
What religious period and political values held Massachusetts together in colonial times?
The original founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were members of the Puritan religion, a denomination of Protestant Christianity. The Puritans, who came to the new world from England, wanted to set an example for a godly Christian colony (there was no separation of church and state yet); John Winthrop famously referred to the large port city of Boston as a "city on a hill," meant to be that shining example of Christian piety and ethics.
What would be a City on a hill to its founding leaders?
The founders of the city of Washington referred to it as a city on a hill. They also referred to it as a shining light.
What colony was The Battle of Bunker Hill in?
bostonJune 17th, 1775. Charleston, Massachusetts.
What colony did winthrop describe as a city upon a hill?
AnswerThe Massachusetts Bay Colony.
What was the city upon the hill called?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Promoter of Massachusetts bay as a holy city upon a hill?
John Winthrop. He became governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony when it was founded.
What impact did john winthrop have on the developmen of the colonies?
He started the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
How did puritans try to make their settlement in the Massachusetts colony a city upon a hill?
They did it by only letting people that believe in christian living
What religious period and political values held Massachusetts together in colonial times?
The original founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were members of the Puritan religion, a denomination of Protestant Christianity. The Puritans, who came to the new world from England, wanted to set an example for a godly Christian colony (there was no separation of church and state yet); John Winthrop famously referred to the large port city of Boston as a "city on a hill," meant to be that shining example of Christian piety and ethics.
What would be a City on a hill to its founding leaders?
The founders of the city of Washington referred to it as a city on a hill. They also referred to it as a shining light.
How did Massachusetts colony get the name?
Massachusetts was named after a Massachusetts Tribe of Native Americans, meaning "at or about the great hill". Your Welcome , Alessandra
What colony was The Battle of Bunker Hill in?
bostonJune 17th, 1775. Charleston, Massachusetts.
How did Rhode Island differ from the Massachusetts bay colonies?
MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONYJohn Winthrop was the leader of puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony.He tried to make Massachusetts Bay Colony the "city upon a hill"a perfect christian livingRHODE ISLANDRoger Willams founded PrividenceAnne Hutchinson's settlement joined in later onNarragansett Tribe
How did the puritans try to make their settlements in Massachusetts colony a city upon a hill?
The "city on a hill" comes from The Bible and Jesus's sermon on the Mount. When the Piligrams left they brought with them the idea of a city on the hill as an example of how life should be lived and conducted. They believed that the English church was filled too much ceremony and should be more simple. So, when they built their colony they kept to the simplicity, taught from the Bible, and had strict rules concerning behavior within the colony.
What was the city upon the hill?
it was a frase no really a city Boston, Massachusetts
