The Huguenots who were protestant followers of John Calvin.
The Calvinists also called the Huguenots.
Who was the French leader who came to America for religious freedom
Spain and France primarily came for gold, but the English also came for farmland, employment, political freedom, practice trade, religious freedom.
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Puritanism was the established religion in the New England colonies and no religious freedom was allowed. Many nationalities established themselves including Irish, French and French Canadian, Italian, English, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Russian.
American freedom struggle is through wars and bloodshed killing the Native Indians whereas the Indian struggle was a peaceful one - though with the blood of the sacrifices of martyrs..
The Huguenots.
The Huguenots.
The Edict of Nantes was passed in France by Henry IV on April 13, 1598. It allowed the Huguenots, a Protestant group, religious freedom.
Who was the French leader who came to America for religious freedom
The Edict of Nantes, proclaimed by Henry IV of France in 1598, granted religious freedom to the Protestant Christians of France known as Huguenots. This Edict ended many years of religious-based conflict in France.
French Huguenot
HUGUENOTS
name of the french fort near st.augustine
He granted French Huganots freedom in the Edict of Nantes, and converted to Catholiscism to appease the people.
The Edict of Nantes
Spain and France primarily came for gold, but the English also came for farmland, employment, political freedom, practice trade, religious freedom.
This was done by legal equality, religious toleration, and economic freedom.