What movement most directly infl uenced the writing of the Declaration of

Independence?

(A) Scholasticism

(B) Humanism

(C) The Enlightenment

(D) Transcendentalism

(E) Romanticism

Respuesta :

The movement that most directly influenced the writing of the Declaration of
Independence was "the Enlightenment," since it was Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke who heavily advocated for individual liberty and "social contract".