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John Winthrop. He became governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony when it was founded.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, was founded in 1620.
I believe it is called a city charter
city-state
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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'.
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..."
Yes, John Winthrop's group of Puritans did choose to establish their settlement on a hill to the south of Salem near the mouth of the Charles River. This decision was based on their belief that they were creating a "city upon a hill" as a model of virtue and religious purity for others to look up to.
Winthrop Gardner died on October 16, 1980, in New York City, New York, USA.
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he wrote "City Upon 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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governor John Winthrop said, "we shall build a city upon the hill and eyes of all peopleare upon us."
The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Colony. William Brewster and William Bradford were some of the leaders. All the men signed the Mayflower Compact which was the document for governing the colony.