USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -John Winthrop, (born January 22 [January 12, Old Style], 1588, Edwardstone, Suffolk, England-died April 5 [March 26], 1649, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony [U.S.]), first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.

Detailed explanation-2: -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 It was, however, eventually superseded by ideas of separation of church and state.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Endicott leads a group of settlers to lay ground for thousands of Puritans. Town of Salem is issued a charter by the monarch of England, giving them the rights of autonomy and self-rule.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -One was dedicated to John Winthrop “the first governor of Massachusetts under whose auspices the fort was built.” In fact the fort was started under Governor Thomas Dudley but Winthrop was the dominant figure in the colony, serving twelve terms as governor.