"The Scopes Trial<span>, formally known as </span>The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes<span> and commonly referred to as the </span>Scopes Monkey Trial<span>, was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher, </span>John T. Scopes<span>, was accused of violating </span>Tennessee<span>'s </span>Butler Act<span>, which had made it unlawful to teach </span>human evolution<span> in any state-funded school." wikipedia</span>
<span>the right to use public facilities.</span>
They wanted to find more natural resources, and they also wanted to seek out new markets for European goods.
