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In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed

teaching about religion.
teaching about evolution.
teaching about Prohibition.
teaching about creationism.

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The answer is B.: teaching about evolution
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Option 2: Teaching about evolution.

The Butler Act (March 1925) was a Tennessee law that prohibited public education in the United States to teach evolution or any theory that denied the creationist theory taught in the Bible. The Act also made it a misdemeanor for any educator to violate the law.

Soon after the Act was enacted, John T. Scopes, a science teacher of high school, broke the law and was arrested. His trial (July 10, 1925-July 21) was very famous for being broadcast live on the radio in the United States, and for presenting a debate over creationism versus evolution.

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