He was teaching evolution in the south-just think about why American Southerners might be upset about teaching evolution. It was against their political and religious beliefs.
The Scopes trial was controversial because Americans had so many differing opinions. The debate continues today. ~APEX
Because John Scopes was teaching about the evolution of humans from apes (monkeys)
John T. Raulston was the judge in the Scopes trial.
The Scopes Monkey Trial ended on July 21, 1925. Scopes was found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $100. However, because of a technicality, the verdict was overturned. The official name of the trial was The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes.
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.
The Scopes Trial, formally known as "The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes" took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The "Scopes Monkey Trial" is the nickname for the real-life trial.
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.
Anti-evolution leader and prosecutor of John Scopes during the controversial Scopes' Trial William Jennings Bryan wrote and spoke the speeches "The Menace of Darwinism" and "The Bible and its Enemies" in the 1920s.
John Scopes for teaching Evolution
John Scopes for teaching Evolution
The people who believed in Darwinism and thought it was important for people to know, but it was illegal to teach thus creating the case Scopes trial