continue in America until a flamboyant‚ Christian‚ lawyer named William Jennings Bryan campaigned against the teaching of evolution. Bryan found supporters very easily because of a grassroots movement in America following World War I; which was a vast change in society that led people towards a simpler and more religious lifestyle. This movement led several states to create laws banning the teaching of evolution in public schools. Bryan and his movement was of course opposed by many which led to the
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violated the Butler Act of 1925. Scopes was provoked by the American Civil Union Act because of their promise to pay for the defense of anyone willing to violate the Butler Act. The trial brought upon two outstanding lawyers of the time‚ William Jennings Bryan (three-time Democratic candidate for President and a populist) in prosecution and Clarence Darrow (leading member of American Civil Liberties Union and famous for world renown criminal defense) in defense. It was believed by most scientists
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The 1920’s were a time of change. New ideas were becoming more readily experimented with and even accepted by large portions of the population. Some of these included jazz music and the fight against the alcoholic prohibition. The radical idea I will focus on in this paper‚ however‚ is Evolution. It is a theory that had been around for over half a century before the 20’s but had only more recently caught on in the US. It contradicted the Christian theory of Divine Creation as described in the Bible
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cause but the reader can be dissuaded at the Beveridge’s initial remarks that question the readers patriotism. William Jenning Bryan includes a similar passage in his speech when he states‚ “The hour of temptation has come but temptations do not destroy‚ they merely test the strength of individuals and nations; they are stumbling blocks or stepping stones; the lead to infamy or fame” (Bryan 13). He reinforces his topic by including how “Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen served together in Continental
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goods for merely a fraction of their post-Civil War price. Later on a debate came to head at the Democratic Party National Convention when‚ on July 8‚ 1896‚ a leading Democratic figure of the time‚ William Jennings Bryan‚ stood up in support of establishing a silver standard. But‚ four years later Jennings lost the debate when the congress passed the gold standard of 1900. Since farmers could not obtain the silver standard they struggled to simply to business and make profit to support
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the views of its people were changing. Many different ideas were surfacing about issues that affected the country as a whole. The Republican Party‚ led by William McKinley‚ were concentrating on the expansion of the United States and looking to excel in power and commerce. The Democratic Party at this time was led by William Jennings Bryan‚ who was absorbed in a sponge of morality and was concerned with the rights of man. The nation’s self-interest was divided into different ideas between the
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any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible‚ and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” There were several people involved in the trial. They included John Scopes‚ William Jennings Bryan‚ and Clarence Darrow. They each played a very important role in the trial. Born in Kentucky in 1900‚ John Scopes was a science teacher in Tennessee. He became famous for going on trial for teaching evolution in 1925. Scopes was part of
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Scopes Monkey Trial Toriano Mcafee His/125 Rona Stuart Scopes Monkey Trial Is teaching evolution to children a negative thing? In 1925‚ there was a trial that took place that has been questioned whether or not the trial was real or staged made to look real. The name of the famous American case is The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes‚ which had become commonly known as the Scopes Monkey Trial. A high school teacher‚ known as John Scopes
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•Oliver Hudson Kelley •Grange •Farmers’ Alliances •Populism Many of the Populist reform issues‚ such as income tax and legally protected rights of workers‚ are now taken for granted. •bimetallism •gold standard •William McKinley •William Jennings Bryan One American’s Story As a young adult in the early 1870s‚ Mary Elizabeth Lease left home to teach school on the Kansas plains. After marrying farmer Charles Lease‚ she joined the growing Farmers’ Alliance movement and began
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What problems did farmers face? (Three points) Why did populists advocate free coinage of silver? ((Bimetallism) One point) To what two groups was William Jennings Bryan appealing in his “Cross of Gold” speech? (Two Points) Why was Bryan the first modern Democratic Presidential candidate? (One point) Why was Bryan the first modern presidential candidate? (One Point) What labor reform laws were originated with the Socialists? (Three points) What was the title of
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