Name the four original provinces that formed Confederation in 1867.

• A. Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Newfoundland
• B. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
• C. Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia
• D. Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is identifying the four provinces that came together to form Canada in 1867 under Confederation. The initial union brought together Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick to create the Dominion of Canada. The other provinces listed did not join at the outset: Manitoba and British Columbia joined in the early 1870s, Prince Edward Island in 1873, and Newfoundland only joined much later in 1949. So, the four founding provinces are Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.