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Huguenots were mostly Calvinist [[Protestants]] in France.  They faced persecutions but were protected by [[Edict of Nantes]] in 1592.
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'''Huguenots''' were mostly [[Calvinist]] [[Protestants]] in [[France]].  They faced persecutions but were later protected by the [[Edict of Orléans]] in 1561.  Further warfare and persecution followed.  The [[Edict of Nantes]] in 1592 once again put an end to persecution, but it revoked in 1685.  Most Huguenots eventually left France for other countries.
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They helped Americans during the [[American Revolution]], particularly in battles in New Jersey.  In Massachusetts, [[Paul Revere]]'s father was a Huguenot refugee who came to Boston as a child.
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In 1564, the Huguenots established the first settlement in [[North America]], at Fort Caroline on St. John's River in [[Florida]]<ref>Main page of Conservapedia</ref>.
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They helped Americans during the [[American Revolution]], particularly in battles in [[New Jersey]].  In [[Massachusetts]], [[Paul Revere]]'s father was a Huguenot refugee who came to [[Boston]] as a child.
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==References==
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