nonimportation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nonimportation
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70; non- + importation
Example Sentences
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In an incident known as the Edenton Tea Party, North Carolina ladies committed themselves to nonimportation, while their counterparts elsewhere took their spinning wheels out of storage to make homespun in public displays of patriotism.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Their shopping habits determined the effectiveness of the nonimportation agreements.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Pressured by public anger, most merchants in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and smaller ports signed nonimportation agreements pledging not to buy any British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Attempted intimidation brought a new round of nonimportation agreements against the Townshend Duties.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
I did not understand the nonimportation compacts which my countrymen in their anger had raised against English products.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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