Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, who established the theory of evolution. He was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury into a wealthy and connected family. In 1801 he joined a 5 year expedition around the world on a ship called the HMS Beagle. On his expedition Charles Darwin found out by analyzing fossils that animals have lived for thousands of years and through time the species had changed. He created The Theory of Natural Selection which said that any animal or plant that suited their environment where more likely to survive and reproduce, passing characteristics to help them survive their offspring, changing the species over time.
When he returned to England Darwin had a hard time presenting his theory to the world. Many people in those days believed only in God’s word and the bible. They thought Charles Darwin was contradicting the bible and going against the religion. Charles Darwin had many worries of publishing his book. He could get in big problems if he contradicted the Church and Bible. Even though his theory was a contradiction to his religion he published his book in 1859 called “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”. Charles Darwin died on the 19th of April, 1882. Work Cited
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