Question

Which paragraph in the section Massachusetts Bay -- The City Upon a Hill supports the idea that one reason the Puritans wanted to start a new colony was to be an example for other people?

a) Paragraph 1
b) Paragraph 2
c) Paragraph 3
d) Paragraph 4

Answer 1

Paragraph 2 supports the idea that the Puritans aimed to create a colony to serve as a model community, identified as 'a city upon a hill' by John Winthrop.

Step-by-step explanation:

The paragraph that supports the idea that one reason the Puritans wanted to start a new colony to be an example for other people can be found in the excerpt from "A City upon a Hill". The correct answer is b) Paragraph 2, which includes John Winthrop's hope that the Puritan community in the Americas would be a model of reformed Protestantism, a “city upon a hill,” which means they intended their settlement to be a shining example of an ideal Christian community.