What expectations and goals did Governor John Winthrop have for the Ma

What expectations and goals did Governor John Winthrop have for the Massachusetts Bay Colony? How were those goals and expectations met or frustrated as the colony developed politically, economically, educationally, and religiously?

How did the altered priorities of the second and third generation of Massachusetts Puritans influence the development of the colony?

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An ideal answer will:
1. Discuss John Winthrop’s role in organizing the initial Puritan migration from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony as the first elected governor in 1629.
2. Discuss the importance of Winthrop and the initial group of the Massachusetts Bay Colony members being ardent Puritans with significant economic resources and investments in the company.
3. Analyze the significance of John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” sermon in serving as a moral and spiritual model for old England and for other English colonies.
4. Evaluate the content and significance of the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company in organizing a permanent self-governing colony in Massachusetts.
5. Discuss the impact of the Puritans valuing literacy on the religious, economic, educational, and political development of the Massachusetts colony.
6. Analyze the consequences of the religious splits among the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay with respect to the development of new colonies in Connecticut and Rhode Island and the emergence of dissenters such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
7. American-born children and grandchildren lacked the same religious fervor and number of conversions as the first generation of Puritans. Discuss the effects this had on the religious, political, and economic development of the Massachusetts colony.
8. Discuss and evaluate the impact of the Halfway Covenant on the political, economic, and religious development of the Massachusetts colony.
9. Write a concise and effective conclusion.