By Declaring Independence, the Delegates to the Continental Congress Thrust

By declaring independence, the delegates to the Continental Congress thrust on themselves the responsibility for supplying essential public goods, including which of the following?

A) copies of the Declaration of Independence to be posted across the country
B) a uniform criminal code for all the states and an expansive federal criminal code
C) educational standards for the various colleges and universities, especially those run by the states
D) defense and regulation of commercial markets