Question

The National Origins Acts was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924. Which of these BEST describes the purpose of this law? A) to create a nation-wide barrier that would prevent illegal immigration into the United States B) to establish quotas on the number of immigrants from each country who could legally enter the United States C) to institute a ban on immigration into the United States of people from countries we had fought in World War I D) to ease restrictions on immigration into the United States to allow for a larger pool of workers in the nation's industrial areas

Answer 1

B) to establish quotas on the number of immigrants from each country who could legally enter the United States

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) to establish quotas on the number of immigrants from each country who could legally enter the United States.

The best sentence that describes the purpose of the law signed by President Calvin Coolidge is to establish quotas on the number of immigrants from each country who could legally enter the United States.

The National Origins Act of 1924 restricted the number of immigrants that wanted to enter the United States. The policy was very strict and President Coolidge signed the law because he wanted to maintain isolation after the nation´s experience during World War 1. Many Americans considered that in those years, many uneducated and unskilled immigrants arrived in the United States and took jobs from American people.