“…we shall be as a city upon the hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.”?

1.     What was John Winthrop’s intention in using the phrase “…we shall be as a city upon the hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.”?

-       People will see the that the collinies are going good and they will see that what they are doing is “godly” and this will give glory to God because of that

2.     What were some goals of John Winthrop and other Puritans in establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

-       They wanted to sepertae from the church of England because they believed it to be very corrupt to the point of no return. They wanted a safe place where they could worship the way they wanted to without the inense persecutions

3.     The Puritans sought only to refresh and rebuild the church, not to create a new religious sect. Were they successful in establishing Church of England doctrine in the new colonies?

-in a way yes because it became sort of a bible belt but they were also different from the church in England. This did make them there own sect

4.     Compare and contrast the New England colonies with the Virginia colonies. What was their motivation? Who comprised their community? How do you think they interacted with the native Americans?

-       The other colonies were after money by growing tobacco. This made them fight with the Indians for recourses. The pilgrams just wanted a peacefull life were they could worship the way they wanted to. Because of this, they say the Indians as friendly neighbors that they could work with and help protect each other