🇺🇸ap us history review

National Origins Act

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A 1924 federal law establishing strict quotas on immigration based on national origin, designed to limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia.

AP course connection

Topic 7.7: 7.7 1920s: Innovations

Unit 7