teach about Darwin's theory of evolution
The Scopes Trial was about teaching the theory of evolution in public schools.
The scopes monkey trial was about whether a teacher could teach evolution in public schools. Mr. Scopes was a science teacher who wanted to teach Charles Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species."
John Scopes was a school teacher in Tennessee that illegally taught the theory of evolution in a public school. He was arrested, tried and convicted.
In 1925, John Scopes was prosecuted for teaching the theory of evolution in a public school classroom. Which person served as John Scopes' defense lawyer at the famous Scopes trial?
In 1925, John Scopes, a high school science teacher, intentionally violated the State's Butler Act, which was a law put into effect to keep teachers from teaching about evolution in public schools. The trial was a publicity stunt.
Scopes Monkey Trial
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.
Yes. According to Wikipedia: "The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school." It was overturned at a later date.
The Scopes trial refers to the "Scopes-Monkey" trial in which a high school Science teacher in Tennessee violated the Butler Act that made it unlawful to teach evolution in schools. He was found guilty.
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.
John scopes.