SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Cotton Mather
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Roger Williams
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John Winthrop
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John Eliot
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Detailed explanation-1: -That 1630 sermon by John Winthrop is now famous mainly for its proclamation that “we shall be as a city upon a hill.” Beginning in the 1970s, Ronald Reagan placed that line, from that sermon, at the center of his political career.
Detailed explanation-2: -Annotation: City upon a hill is the phrase often used to refer to John Winthrop’s famous speech, “A Model of Christian Charity.” It was given aboard the Arbella not long before reaching New England.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Winthrop (1588–1649) was an early Puritan leader whose vision for a godly commonwealth created the basis for an established religion that remained in place in Massachusetts until well after adoption of the First Amendment. It was, however, eventually superseded by ideas of separation of church and state.