The Purpose of Using Epicycles and Deferents to Explain the Motion

question 124

Multiple Choice

The purpose of using epicycles and deferents to explain the motion of the planets in the night sky was to account for

• A)prograde motion.
• B)Mercury's and Venus's limited angular distance from the Sun.
• C)retrograde motion.
• D)non-uniform speed of the planets in their orbits.
• E)precession of the equinoxes.

Understand the dynamics of the War of 1812 and its significance to American nationalism and foreign policy.

Appraise the transition of power and its effect on the democracy and republicanism in the U.S.

Understand the significance of George Washington's presidency and the precedents it established.

Comprehend the goals and effects of Macon's Bill No. 2 on American foreign policy.

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Definitions:

Frederick Douglass

An African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman, who escaped from slavery in Maryland.

William Lloyd Garrison

An American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for his editorship of the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator".

Gag Rule

Any rule that prohibits public discussion of a particular topic, famously applied in the U.S. Congress to prevent debate on anti-slavery petitions from 1836 to 1844.