John Winthrop referred to Massachusetts Colony as “a city on the hill”


because

ABoston’s elevation made it clearly visible from the Atlantic Ocean

Bits views of religious freedom made it a safe haven for the oppressed

Cthe colony’s fair treatment of Native Americans was to be an example

for others

Dthe colony was to serve as an example of Christian virtue and charity

Ethe term distinguished Massachusetts from the lower-elevation

Tidewater settlements in Virginia