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Why is John Winthrop important in the Massachusetts bay colony’s history

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John Winthrop was elected Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 and articulated a vision of what the colony could be in his essay describing a "City on a Hill"

Winthrop was trained in law and was influential in setting up the Colony with systems of law and policy to make it operate effectively

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