Why did exports and imports dip during the year of 1808? the united states was at war with great britain and france. manufacturing was at a standstill in the united states. there was an embargo on trade between the united states and foreign nations.

There was an embargo on trade between the United States and foreign nations.

Explanation:

The 1807 embargo act was a policy enacted by the Government of the United States of America responding to the seizing of a merchant american cargo by the european armies, the Government remained neutral on the British and French war and this policy strengthen that position. As a consequence of this the trade of imports and exports dip during the year of 1808 after the act was enacted.

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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profound political, administrative, and social changes in the british isles.