Which of these best explains why the 1924 Immigration Act favored immigrants from northern and western Europe?(1 point)

Responses

The act required all immigrants to be Protestants.
The act required all immigrants to be Protestants.

The act required all immigrants to be fluent in English.
The act required all immigrants to be fluent in English.

The act used the 1890 census to determine national quotas.
The act used the 1890 census to determine national quotas.

The act used the 1920 census to determine national quotas.

1 answer

The correct response is:

The act used the 1890 census to determine national quotas.

The 1924 Immigration Act favored immigrants from northern and western Europe because it established quotas based on the national origin of the population living in the United States as of the 1890 census, which had a higher percentage of northern and western Europeans.