The document summarizes several key battles and events during the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783, including the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, the publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine in 1776, the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Battle of Long Island in 1776, the first submarine attack in New York Harbor in 1776, the Battle of Trenton in 1776, the creation of the American flag in 1777, the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 which was a turning point that led France to support the American soldiers, the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, and the Treaty of Paris in 1783

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4. III. Common Sense "These are the times that try men's souls." a. Written by Thomas Paine in 1776 b. Inspired colonists to stick with their fight for independence from British rule