Why Was the Declaration of Independence So Important to the American

Why was the Declaration of Independence so important to the American Revolution?

A) It emphasized the unyielding response of the British government to American protests.
B) It universalized the traditional rights of English people and made them the rights of all mankind.
C) It was a stirring indictment of the Loyalists and their failure to support the revolution.
D) It was a brilliant summation of the ideas in Thomas Paine's Common Sense.