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Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Scopes Trial

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[Free Registration/Login Required] In 1925, Tennessee lawmakers passed the Butler Act, explaining that teachers were not to discount Creationism in the classroom. Through documents and discussion provided with this lesson, explore how folks felt about the Act and what its impact was on society.

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creationism, evolution
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evolution and creationism, evolution v creationism, historical investigation, butler act, john scopes, sheg: document based history: reading like a historian: scopes trial, scopes monkey trial, primary source
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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