Briefly explain the back and forth battle between the British and revolutionary
forces in late 1776.

Britain's debt from the French and Indian War led it to try to consolidate control over its colonies and raise revenue through direct taxation (e.g., Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts), generating tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies.

500 books can be produced by one man and a printing press within 5 months, while a copyist can only produce one in the same amount of time