In 1629 a group of Puritans, who were being prosecuted in England, came to form a colony called Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their first governor, John Winthrop, led the colony. He and the colonists believed that they were there because of a calling from God. John Winthrop looked at Massachusetts Bay Colony as a city that would be a role model for all the other colonies. Americans today think we are role models for all other countries.
John Winthrop said Massachusetts Bay Colony was “a city upon a hill.” He meant sinc