After reading “the crisis, no. 1,” what do you think paine means by the line, "these are the times that try men’s souls"? cite evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Basically it means that difficult times were coming as they need tofight the British army.  

One example is this excerpt "Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER" this is toshow that the British wanted to keep their dominance over the colonies and the lines is an attempt to provoke outrage.  

America was going through a difficult period when Paine wrote "The Crisis, No. 1." Some soldiers were abandoning the fight for freedom, and therefore, Paine tried to convince them through these lines: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."

Paine agreed that the time was full of troubles and problems, and it was testing the hard work of the people. However, he appealed to them to not abandon the war. He argued that hope was not yet lost, and victory was within reach as long as Americans continued their struggle.

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.