Final answer:
The statement regarding the Jones Act providing the Philippines more control over its government is false; the correct act in relation to Philippine independence is the Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Jones Act from the early 1900s is often confused with the Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934. The Tydings-McDuffie Act, in response to Filipino activists, granted independence to the Philippines with a promise of full independence in 1944.
This act also reclassified Filipinos as noncitizen aliens, which limited their immigration to the United States in accordance with the 1924 National Origins Act. The Jones Act actually refers to different pieces of legislation including one related to the regulation of maritime commerce. Therefore, the statement that 'the Jones Act was an early 1900s statute that provided the Philippines more control over its government' is false.