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
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
Dthe colony was to serve as an example of Christian virtue and charity
Ethe term distinguished Massachusetts from the lower-elevation