What can you infer about why Nelson was so successful in life?

He was successful in battle through his leadership, and made full use of his captains, gained the trust of his men and used of reconnaissance, planning and good judgement in order to achieve overall success and ultimately protect Britain from a naval attack.

The second , larger puritan colony of massachusetts bay was conceived as a "city upon a hill". but it also struggled with internal turmoil like the salem witch trials and external conflicts like king philip's (metacom's) war.