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John Scopes, the defendant in the 1925 Scopes trial, was

an attorney.

a journalist.

a judge.

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Why did taxes cause leaders to be reluctant about prohibition?

Those that did not support prohibition refused to pay taxes if the law was passed.

Those that did not support prohibition threatened to leave the country if the law was passes.

Income taxes were not created yet and the government depended on the liquor tax for funding.

Property taxes were very low and the government depended on the liquor tax for funding.

Why did Congress pass the Volstead Act to go along with the Eighteenth Amendment?

The Volstead Act banned the sale of alcohol in additional states proposed by Congress.

The Volstead Act prohibited people from drinking alcohol as well as selling and shipping it.

The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.

The Volstead Act governed the sale of alcohol in states omitted from the Eighteenth Amendment.

Supporters of Prohibition expected that Prohibition would

encourage people to become religious.

increase the violent crime rate.

fix the problems of society.

put liquor distillers out of business

As an African American prohibitionist, Frederick Douglass was in favor of the 18th Amendment because he

thought enslavers were more abusive to enslaved people when they drank.

witnessed enslavers trying to control enslaved people with alcohol.

witnessed enslaved people getting drunk too often in their limited down time.

thought it was morally wrong for the government to use alcohol as a source of income.

What did the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution accomplish?

It renewed the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the US.

It gave women, African Americans, and Asians the right to vote.

It banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the US.

It provided for a graduated income tax on all working Americans.

Clarence Darrow, defended Scopes in his trial by making the argument that

Scopes was being discriminated against.

Scopes had done nothing illegal.

evolution was the latest scientific fad.

evolution was scientific fact.

During the 1925 Scopes trial, the prosecution’s main argument was that

Darwin’s theory of evolution was not scientific.

Darwin’s theory of evolution was scientific.

schools had to teach biblical creationism.

evolution should be taught along with creation.

An immediate effect of the Scopes trial on American society was that

the trial ended the debate over teaching evolution and creationism.

people learned the scientific evidence for the theory of evolution.

people voted to get rid of laws regarding school curriculum.

the trial was the first in a series of major media events.

What affect did the Scopes trial have on the school curriculum in Tennessee?

It changed the curriculum to include creationism in science classes.

It did not change the curriculum because Bryan died shortly after the trial.

It changed the curriculum to include evolution in science classes.

It did not change the curriculum because Scopes lost the case.

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