Monkey trial

Bryan. “The Scopes Trial” also known as “the Monkey Trial” was a very controversial trial because of what was at stake and what Scopes was on trial for. John Scopes was on trial for teaching Evolution in his 8th grade class. This trial was the first trial ever to be broadcast on the radio because of how controversial it was. There was also a book written in 1955 called Inherit The Wind which we will be comparing to the actual trial. This book was a lot different from the actual trial on many points…

Ever since science began to explain the previously unexplainable, it has caused conflicts with religion. The Scopes “Monkey” Trial of Dayton, Tennessee was one of the most talked about trials in history because it was one of the first and most publicized times that this conflict occurred. The trial showed the schism between the faithful fundamentalists and the newly formed group of evolutionists. Although the jury was reminded that they only had to decide if Scopes had broken the law, the verdict

unexplainable, it clashed with religion. Thus, in 1925, the Scopes “Monkey” Trial revealed the struggle of America’s culture between the forces of Traditionalism and Modernism. The mixture of religion and science caused one of the most famous debates in American history to occur because ideas were the main focus instead of an actual crime. The Scopes Trial opened the doors to the conflict between faith and science that made it the trial of the century.    Dayton is a small beautiful Southern town in

Zack Zeng Mr. Roethler USH February 16, 2016 Scopes trials Scopes Trial, or the Monkey Trials, was a trial about teaching Darwin’s Evolution Theory in public schools (ushistory.org). On March 13, 1925, the Tennessee state passed the Butler Law, which banned the teaching of evolution in any public school. Any teacher who committed to deny divine creation of man would be considered unlawful, and a fine from one hundred to five hundred will be charged. John Thomas Scopes was a high school science

The Scopes Trial: A Brief History with Documents by Jeffrey P. Moran is a book that details the significant events that transpired in the Scopes Trial on 1925. The book, in part II, highlights eight days of the proceedings in regards to the Scopes Trial that occurred from July 10, 1925 to July 21, 1925. Furthermore, a couple of newspapers relating to the proceedings were scattered across as well. In part III, a plethora of documents, cartoons, and newspapers are showcased extensively pertaining to

The Scopes Trial was one of the most famous court cases ever. The case lasted from the 10-21 of July in 1925. This means that there were eight trial days. This case all started when John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution in school. In “Monkey Trial begins” by the History channel stated, “...accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. The law, which had been passed in March, made it a misdemeanor punishable by fine to ‘teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine

The documentary American Experience: Monkey Trials by PBS follows the famous trial of John Scopes. The trial was given the nickname, “The Monkey Trial” since it had to deal with Darwin’s: Theory of Evolution and whether it should be taught in schools. In 1925, John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in a public school room in Dayton, Tennessee. He violated the Butler Act. The Act “made it a crime for any public school teacher to quote ‘teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine

people’s lives, but as America began to flourish with new advancements, technology, and a flood of immigrants, what was once a religious culture was headed towards a modernist culture. One example of this shift of ideas is the Scopes Monkey Trial, which was a trial of religion versus science. William Jennings Bryan was the most significant person who took a stand against the teaching of evolution. Dartmouth College was the only college in the country at the time that required students to take a

The Scopes Trial, also referred to as the State Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes or the Scopes Monkey Trial, began on July 10, 1925. This event was a legal case in which a substitute teacher named John Scopes violated the Tennessee Butler Act. The Butler Act administered that evolution was not allowed to be taught in any public school. While substituting a Biology class, Scopes briefly reviewed the evolution chapter in a textbook. He did not recall if he had specifically taught evolution in the class

favored creativity and common sense rather than the bible. The divide had to come head when the controversial Scopes “Monkey” Trial began and new theories were explored which were then applied in modernist art, literature, and the way of thinking. The revolution in manners in morals is the direct outcome of new innovations studied in the twentieth century. The Scopes “Monkey” Trial is a direct reflection