Revolutionary America

BOSTON
BOYCOTTS
BRITAIN
COERSIVEACTS
COLONISTS
FREEDOM
KINGGEORGE
LOYALISTS
MASSACHUSETTS
MOHAWK
PATRIOTS
REDCOATS
SAMUELADAMS
STAMPACT
SUGARACT
TAXES
TEAPARTY
TOWNSHEDACT

In the decade since the end of the French and Indian War of 1763, Britain had strengthened its direct control of the American colonies. A succession of new taxes, restrictions on westward expansion, and less colonial autonomy in government angered colonial leaders. Increased British military presence in the colonies did nothing to reduce tensions. Using the key words listed below, complete the following word search to learn more about the events leading up to revolution.

Try to find all 18 words on this board.

A B S T I U P W K C N F H Q E
Q E S B J U T C A P M A T S B
X G T C A D E H S N W O T A O
R R S V Y T R A P A E T T M S
U O U T A X E S V F E F P U T
C E G L C T W H K S S A T E O
P G A S K A M S U W T U S L N
G G R W T I E H T R A T V A N
M N A D Y S C V I T A H L D I
O I C U J A I O I O O O O A A
D K T T S W T L C S J C T M T
E M S S D S F D A J R S Y S I
E Y A Q S V E B M Y Y E J O R
R M X O S R F X G S O M O X B
F E V D Y S T S I N O L O C T
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Answer Key for Revolutionary America

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3# G T C A D E H S N W O T A O
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7# G A S # A # S U W T # S L N
8# G R # T # E H T R A T # A N
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11D K T # S # T L C S # C # M T
12E # # S # S # D A # R # Y S I
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14R M # # # R # # # # O # O # B
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  152s
BOYCOTTS  1413nw
BRITAIN  1514n
COERSIVEACTS  1415nw
COLONISTS  1415w
FREEDOM  114n
KINGGEORGE  210n
LOYALISTS  1215nw
MASSACHUSETTS  88ne
MOHAWK  1411nw
PATRIOTS  135sw
REDCOATS  614ne
SAMUELADAMS  142s
STAMPACT  142w
SUGARACT  34s
TAXES  45e
TEAPARTY  124w
TOWNSHEDACT  133w