Question

What was the purpose of the immigration act of 1924?

a. to encourage immigration from new parts of the world
b. to make the American population more white and more Protestant
c. to reduce Asian and European immigration
d. to reduce overcrowding in immigrant tenements

Answer 1

b is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census.