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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. In Massachusetts, Paul Revere's father was a Huguenot refugee who came to Boston as a child. | + | 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. |
[[Category:France]] | [[Category:France]] | ||
Revision as of 05:07, April 2, 2007
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.