Question

The Huguenots were:
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A. French Protestants who fought a civil war against Catholics.
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B. English Catholics who sided with Spain against Queen Elizabeth I.
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C. Austrian monarchs who fought against the Ottoman Empire.
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D. German peasants who rebelled against high taxes and rents.
SUBMIT

Answer 1

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

they were French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who followed the teachings of John Calvin. Prosecuted by the French Catholic government during a violent period, Huguenots fled the country in the 17th century creating Huguenot settlements all over Europe, in the United States and Africa.