United States History Question of the Day


Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island
(Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)

Question 0942:

The 1924 National Origins Act

(A) temporarily halted all African immigration
(B) was designed to restrict immigration from northern and western Europe
(C) created a quota system for immigration to the U.S.
(D) was opposed by Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor
(E) focused exclusively on immigration from Latin America


Answer and explanation