Explanation
C: Thomas Jefferson.
The Declaration of American Independence was largely written by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was a Founding Father of the United States who was instrumental in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The document proclaimed the 13 American colonies independent from Great Britain and laid out the principles of democracy and natural rights that have since become central to American political thought. While the Declaration was a collaborative effort, with input from other Founding Fathers such as John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, Jefferson is widely regarded as the primary author of the document.
