John winthrop referred to massachusetts colony as “a city on the hill”
because
(a) boston’s elevation made it clearly visible from the atlantic ocean
(b) its views of religious freedom made it a safe haven for the oppressed
(c) the colony’s fair treatment of native americans was to be an example
for others
(d) the colony was to serve as an example of christian virtue and charity
(e) the term distinguished massachusetts from the lower-elevation
tidewater settlements in virginia