Which action did the British Parliament take in 1867 to enable Confederation?

• A. Act of Union
• B. Granted independence
• C. British North America Act
• D. Created Province of Canada

Answer: (C)

The action being tested is Britain using its legislative power to set up a constitutional framework for union. The best answer is the British North America Act, the 1867 statute that created the Dominion of Canada and established a federal system, organizing Parliament and the division of powers between federal and provincial governments. It brought together Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick as one country and provided the constitutional basis Canada used to govern itself.

Understanding this helps: prior steps like the Act of Union (1840) merged parts of British North America into the Province of Canada, not Confederation in 1867. The idea of “granting independence” doesn’t correspond to a single 1867 act, and “creating the Province of Canada” describes the end result of the earlier union, not the 1867 Confederation action.