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Why did John Winthrop create “a city upon a hill”?

A. to heal the rift between Puritans and Separatists
B. to help Separatists escape religious discrimination
C. to serve as a role model of a godly community
D. to serve as an ideal refuge for the persecuted E. to guarantee the religious rights of minorities

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Why did John Winthrop create “a city upon a hill”?

A. to heal the rift between Puritans and Separatists

B. to help Separatists escape religious discrimination

C. to serve as a role model of a godly community

D. to serve as an ideal refuge for the persecuted

E. to guarantee the religious rights of minorities

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C. to serve as a role model of a godly community.

city upon a hill"= Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony said "We shall be as a city upon a hill", meaning the Massachusetts Bay Colony would be a role-model to everyone else to shape their lives/functions after.

hope this helps:)sorry if it doesnt

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