Question

The defendant, John Scopes, in the 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee:

A) Found guilty of teaching evolution in violation of state law
B) Acquitted of all charges
C) Pardoned by the governor before the trial concluded
D) Chose to plead the Fifth Amendment

Answer 1

John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in violation of Tennessee state law during the contentious 1925 Scopes Trial, which highlighted the culture wars of the era.

Step-by-step explanation:

The defendant, John Scopes, in the 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee, was A) Found guilty of teaching evolution in violation of state law. The Scopes Monkey Trial was a highly publicized event that became emblematic of the early twentieth century culture wars between conservative Christian fundamentalists and more secular, liberal modernists. Despite being found guilty and fined $100, the case against John Scopes was later overturned on a technicality regarding the fine. However, the verdict did little to settle the cultural debate that the trial had come to symbolize.