Why was it difficult to accurately count the number of European immigrants to the U.S between 1840 and 1910?
A) European immigrants didn't have the correct documents.
B) Ellis Island had to process too many people at a time.
C) Europe experienced frequent boundary changes.
D) Many didn't stay very long.
E) They didn't have computers back then.

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Europe experienced frequent boundary changes during this period, which made it difficult to accurately track the origins and numbers of immigrants. This affected record-keeping and the categorization of immigrants' nationalities.

Why Was It Difficult to Accurately Count the Number of European