<P> The Scopes Trial , formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial , was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher , John T. Scopes , was accused of violating Tennessee 's Butler Act , which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state - funded school . The trial was deliberately staged in order to attract publicity to the small town of Dayton , Tennessee , where it was held . Scopes was unsure whether he had ever actually taught evolution , but he purposely incriminated himself so that the case could have a defendant . </P>
<P> The Scopes Trial , formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial , was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher , John T. Scopes , was accused of violating Tennessee 's Butler Act , which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state - funded school . The trial was deliberately staged in order to attract publicity to the small town of Dayton , Tennessee , where it was held . Scopes was unsure whether he had ever actually taught evolution , but he purposely incriminated himself so that the case could have a defendant . </P>
where did the scopes monkey trial take place
where did the scopes monkey trial take place
Dayton , Tennessee
Dayton , Tennessee