Dreams of silk and wine: Huguenot refugees and the quest for empire

The migration of Huguenot refugees to Britain's North American colonies reveals a bold plan to transform the empire. Administrators hoped that the new arrivals would jumpstart new economic pursuits in the colonies, especially the production of silk and wine. Huguenots themselves embraced the vi...

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Published inThe Huguenot Society journal Vol. 34; p. 49
Main Author Stanwood, Owen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Huguenot Society of Great Britain and 01.11.2021
Subjects
18th century
Colonies & territories
Economics
Migration
Protestantism
Refugees
Silk
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Summary:The migration of Huguenot refugees to Britain's North American colonies reveals a bold plan to transform the empire. Administrators hoped that the new arrivals would jumpstart new economic pursuits in the colonies, especially the production of silk and wine. Huguenots themselves embraced the vision, promoting themselves as talented people who could reinvigorate British America. These plans all failed, but they inspired the formation of new Huguenot colonies around the continent, especially in Virginia and South Carolina, from the 1680s well into the eighteenth century.
ISSN:2053-6267