Quiz for Document 2.3: John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity (1630)
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1. In this sermon, John Winthrop referred to New England as a “city upon a hill.” What did he mean by this phrase?
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2. In his sermon aboard the Arbella, Winthrop urged that “we must be knit together, in this worke, as one man. . . . We must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of other’s necessities. We must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekeness, gentlenes, patience and liberality.” With these words he was emphasizing the importance of which of the following concepts?
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3. According to Winthrop’s sermon, which factor unified the diverse group of people who came together to Massachusetts Bay in 1630?
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