As a general thing, the Huguenots were people who were employed in shops and manufactures. But what was loss to France was gain for continental countries and many places in the United States as the reader learns from history. For a long time, too, Lord Baltimore's Maryland colony was really one of the best places for the early immigrants. A great many early settlers of Maryland were attracted by the inducements that he offered. To Lord Baltimore's credit, however, let it be remembered that there was more religious tolerance under his administration than almost any where else in the civilized world of the period.
Some writers go as far as to say that Maryland was the birthplace of religious toleration.
The matter is an interesting one to inquire into.