What role did the French Huguenots play in the early history of French colonization?

What role did the French Huguenots play in the early history of French colonization?
 
  a. They were targets of government persecution in the religious wars that wracked France in the 1500s and inhibited colonization efforts.
  b. Their calls for a religious refuge in the New World succeeded, resulting in the first permanent French settlement in Canada.
  c. Their triumph over Catholicism with the Edict of Nantes transformed France into a Protestant nation whose colonies would serve as Catholic refuges.
  d. Their military prowess was critical in enabling France to win its early colonial wars against Britain.
  e. Their missionary zeal was vital to Frances ability to secure Indian allies in North America.