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What would be the effects on French colonisation in the USA and Canada if Louis XIII or XIV allowed protestants to settle in g.e. Acadia, or allowed protestants to settle in specific areas?

Would French protestant still move to the protestant nations of Europe like Prussia and the Netherlands or would most move to the colonies instead?
How would this affect the relations between the French and the natives?
Would this have a notable effect on the French's ability to defend Canada?
etc.
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