Being closely related, The Crisis and The Crossing symbolize the struggles of the American armies during the revolutionary war. The quotation from The Crisis which represents this topic is: "I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world, that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion. Wars, without ceasing, will break out till that period arrives, and the continent must in the end be conqueror; for though …showed first 75 words of 567 total…

…showed last 75 words of 567 total…that this quotation was illustrated was in the thoughts of the soldiers in the war. The soldiers were beaten and beaten, causing for small hopes and diminished aspirations. When the Battle of Trenton was over, all of these bad thoughts were cleared form the soldiers minds. The Battle of Trenton was truly a turning point for America, and Thomas Paine was one of the people who knew something as important as it had to happen.