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What did the Fathers of Confederation do?

✓They worked together to establish a new country, the Dominion of Canada
BThey were explorers who formed an expedition to survey Northern Canada
CThey formed a republic state in Canada
DThey were a group of politicians that tried to unite Canada to the United States

Why This Is the Correct Answer

The Fathers of Confederation were leaders from the colonies who worked together to create the Dominion of Canada in 1867 through the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act, 1867).

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