Question

one of the first permanent english settlements in north america was the massachusetts bay colony. the leaders of the colony were puritans who disagreed with the teachings of the church of england. they wanted to reform the church, but they were persecuted for these views. over the course of the 1600s, about 30,000 puritans traveled to the english colonies to practice their religion freely. john winthrop, who later became the first governor of the massachusetts bay colony, gave a famous speech to puritans who were traveling to north america in 1630. winthrop described the goals of the colony that he planned to establish. read the passage from the speech. then answer the question below. the lord will be our god, and...will command a blessing upon us in all our ways.... we shall find that god is among us when...men shall say of future settlements, \may the lord make it like that of new england.\ for we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. the eyes of all people are upon us. based on the passage, what did winthrop believe about the massachusetts bay colony? that it should be established on a hill that it would be an example for the rest of the world that it was likely to fail that god was angry with the colony

Explanation:

Winthrop's "city upon a hill" metaphor implies that the Massachusetts Bay Colony should be an exemplary settlement. He believed others would look to it and hope their settlements could be like it, suggesting it would be a model for the rest of the world.

Answer:

that it would be an example for the rest of the world