Which one of the following statements accurately describes the results or duration of the nonimportation movement?

a$.$

It resulted in an economic recession in England that led many British citizens to reject the crown and openly support the colonists.

b$.$

Soon after it began, colonial leaders urged the colonists to abandon it because they felt that it was too harmful to the local economy.

c$.$

It resulted in the creation of a powerful group of smugglers who sided with the British during the Revolutionary War.

d$.$

American merchants largely abandoned it when Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts at the urging of British merchants.

e$.$

It lasted through the outbreak of the Revolutionary War and was crucial in helping to establish a strong American manufacturing sector.