He started the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
he wrote "City Upon A Hill"
John Winthrop was a respected political leader in 1600s. He led English Puritans to the New World and served as their governer on-and-off for 12 years. He is most famous for a sermon he gave titled 'City Upon a Hill'.
governor John Winthrop said, "we shall build a city upon the hill and eyes of all peopleare upon us."
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.
He started the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
John Winthrop was one of the leading figures in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His vision of the "Colony City on the Hill" dominated religious and government in the New England colonies. He served twelve terms as governor.
John Winthrop. He became governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony when it was founded.
he wrote "City Upon A Hill"
John Winthrop was a respected political leader in 1600s. He led English Puritans to the New World and served as their governer on-and-off for 12 years. He is most famous for a sermon he gave titled 'City Upon a Hill'.
john winthrop
In 1630 John Winthrop led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop hoped their settlement would be an example of Christian living. In a sermon, he said,"...We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us..."
governor John Winthrop said, "we shall build a city upon the hill and eyes of all peopleare upon us."
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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John Winthrop was referring to Jesus's Sermon on the Mount to impart on the colonists how important their actions would be for the rest of the world. They would need to be models of Christian charity, virtue, and unity and set the example for the colonies.
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