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Why was Thomas Paine’s publication, The American Crisis, important to colonists?

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the publication encouraged the soldiers that were wanting to leave the army to stay. they're spirits were raised by the words Thomas paine wrote. the soldiers were able to defeat the hessians on January 2nd. to sum it up, the writing gave them hope.
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