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Huguenots were mostly Calvinist Protestants in France. They faced persecutions but were protected by Edict of Nantes in 1592. | Huguenots were mostly Calvinist Protestants in France. They faced persecutions but were protected by Edict of Nantes in 1592. | ||
| − | They helped Americans during the American Revolution, particularly in battles in New Jersey. | + | 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. |
Revision as of 03:35, November 26, 2006
Huguenots were mostly Calvinist Protestants in France. They faced persecutions but were protected by Edict of Nantes in 1592.
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.