Monkey Business Flashcards
What did the Tennessee butler act state?
You cannot teach anything that contradicts what is talking the Bible. It was a reaction to evolution talk
Who was Amy Semple McPherson?
Conservative, fundamentalists, evangelist
Who is John scopes and what was his part in the plan in Dayton 1925?
He was a teacher and coach. He volunteered to teach evolution in high school from Hunter’s civic textbook
What happened in the Scopes monkey trial?
It was not a fair trial because the judges biased. It was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and biblical fundamentalist and populist. It was defended by Clarence Darrow in New York lawyer and committed atheist
What did the Scopes monkey trial turn into?
A battle of ideas. Fundamentalism versus atheism
What was the verdict in the Scopes monkey trial?
Scopes was found guilty
