Question

questions 4-7 are based on the following passage. \we shall find that the god of israel is among us, when ten of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies; when he shall make us a praise and a glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantations, the lord make it likely that of new england. for we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. the eyes of all people are upon us. so that if we deal falsely with our god in this work we have undertaken, and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by - word throughout the world. we shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of god, and all professors for god’s sake.\ john winthrop, a model of christian charity, 1630 which of the following factors contributed most directly to the views expressed in the excerpt except? a. the desire to find gold and diamonds in the new world b. the fear that god would not bless the colony c. the strides made toward increasing trade with native americans d. the limitations placed on religious freedom by puritan orthodoxy

Explanation:

The passage is from John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity," which focuses on the Puritan vision of a godly community. Option A (desire for gold/diamonds) is about economic motives for colonization, which is not related to the religious and communal vision in the passage. The other options relate to religious (B, D) or colonial - Native American relations (C) which are more relevant to the Puritan context.

Answer:

A. The desire to find gold and diamonds in the New World