The law broken was the teaching of evolution in a public high school which was illegal in some states at the time.
Scopes was declared guilty, but people felt the law violated the Constitution. Scopes was fined and the law was upheld.
Scopes was declared guilty, but people felt the law violated the Constitution. Scopes was fined and the law was upheld.
The law prohibiting the teaching of evolution was upheld.
I assume you mean the trial in 1925 Tennessee that had John Scopes as the defendant for teaching evolution in violation of the law at that time.
Scopes broke the law by teaching evolution.
In 1925 the State of Tennessee accused substitute high school teacher John T. Scopes of violating state law by teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. The trial is known as the Scopes Trial or the Scopes Monkey Trial. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. The verdict subsequently was overturned. The trial featured two famous attorneys. William Jennings Bryan argued for the prosecution. Clarence Darrow represented Scopes.
John Scopes for teaching evolution
The Scopes Monkey trial pertained to a high school teacher teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in defiance of the law that prohibited that.
In 1925 the State of Tennessee accused substitute high school teacher John T. Scopes of violating state law by teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. The trial is known as the Scopes Trial or the Scopes Monkey Trial. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. The verdict subsequently was overturned.
In 1925 the State of Tennessee accused substitute high school teacher John T. Scopes of violating state law by teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. The trial is known as the Scopes Trial or the Scopes Monkey Trial. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. The verdict subsequently was overturned. The trial featured two famous attorneys. William Jennings Bryan argued for the prosecution. Clarence Darrow represented Scopes.
Scopes was declared guilty, but people felt the law violated the Constitution. Scopes was fined and the law was upheld.
The Scopes trial was important because it brought national attention the creation versus evolution debate. The anti-evolution movement remained strong in some parts of the United States after the trial.