the colonization of part of the future United States. In the North, Puritans spoke about creating a"City Upon a Hill," in which the colonies would be a righteous model for the rest of the world.

This has become part of the story of the founding of the United States of America, laying the basis for the idea ofAmerican Exceptionalismwhich has been used to indicate that the United States has a special placein the world. Read through the two sources and give your opinion on this topic.

Article: What we get wrong about 'a city on a hill' - The Washington Post.pdf

Primary Source:John Winthrop,City Upon a Hill Excerpt, 1630

Primary Source:RichardFrethorne,"Our Plantation Is Very Weak": The Experiences of an Indentured Servant in Virginia, 1623

Primary Source:OlaudahEquianoDescribes The Horrors of the Middle Passage (1780s)