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What did John Scopes do that was a crime?
he was convicted for teaching evolution
Teacher convicted of teaching evolution 1920?
John Scopes in 1925, the "Monkey Trial"
What was the basic conflict in The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes?
That was over teaching evolution. Scopes was a teacher who was put on trial. He was initially convicted, but the law was later overturned.
What or who was on trial in Tennessees monkey trial?
John T. Scopes. He was a high school biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee. He was accused of teaching evolution in class, which was against the law. He was convicted guilty, but released due to technicality.
Who was tried in the Scope Monkey Trial?
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.
What teacher was arrested for teaching a student about evolution under the anti-evolution law?
John Scopes
Trial of high school teacher for teaching the theory of evolution?
Scopes Monkey Trial
Who was John Scopes?
John Scopes was a teacher known for being tried for teaching evolution to his students. During his trial, known as the Scopes trial, he contended that evolution should be allowed to be taught, but was ultimately found guilty.
What did the Tennessee court decide in the scopes trial?
Scopes broke the law by teaching evolution.
Which state banned teachers from teaching evolution theory?
Tennessee passed the Butler Act in 1925, which prohibited the teaching of any theory that denied the biblical account of creation, including evolution. This led to the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, where a high school teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution.
Which lawyer defended teacher for teaching evolution movie was Inherit the wind?
Henry Drummond (Clarence Darrow in the real trial) defended the teacher, Bertram Cates, (John Scopes in the real trial) for teaching evolution.
What occurred when the teaching of evolution was challenged by fundamentalists?
I think it was 1987 when the Supreme Court ruled that no state could block the teaching of evolution and that creationism was religion and violated the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.
