Question

During the 1925 Scopes trial, the prosecution’s main argument was that

Answer 1

Answer;

-Evolution was scientific fact.

Step-by-step explanation;

-The Scopes Trial, commonly referred to as the Scopes Evolution Trial began on July 10th, 1925. The defendant, John Thomas Scopes, was a high school coach and substitute teacher who had been charged with violating the Butler Act by teaching the theory of evolution in his classes.

-The Butler Act forbid the teaching of any theory that denied the biblical story of Creationism. By teaching that man had descended from apes, the theory of evolution, Scopes was charged with breaking the law.

Answer 2

During the 1925 Scopes trial, the prosecution’s main argument was that it was unlawful to teach evolution in state schools, since the going education had to do with creationism.