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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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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It did not change the curriculum because Scopes lost the case.

Explanation: Scopes was convicted under Tennessee’s Butler Act, which continued to ban teaching evolution in public schools; the law wasn’t repealed until 1967 (though the trial did publicize the issue nationally).