What was achieved at the London Conference (1866–67)?

• A. Final agreement to draft what would become the British North America Act.
• B. Decisions to dissolve Confederation plans.
• C. Joint defense pact with the United States.
• D. Plan to create a Maritime union.

Answer: (A)

The London Conference of 1866–67 produced agreement to move from broad talk to a concrete constitutional plan for a federation, agreeing to draft a constitution that would become the British North America Act. This act, once passed by Parliament in Britain, would establish the Dominion of Canada in 1867 and set up a federal system with powers divided between a central government and the provinces. So the essential outcome was turning the federation idea into a formal, codified framework that could be enacted into law. The other options don’t fit because the conference did not dissolve Confederation plans, form a defense pact with the United States, or propose a Maritime union.