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.

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

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10R D S # # A L # V # # T O A B
11T E T # S # # I # E # Y M M O
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14# M # T C A R A G U S # T # O
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  1510s
BOYCOTTS  41e
BRITAIN  13e
COERSIVEACTS  34se
COLONISTS  34s
FREEDOM  153s
KINGGEORGE  1115w
LOYALISTS  36se
MASSACHUSETTS  88ne
MOHAWK  1311n
PATRIOTS  113n
REDCOATS  212n
SAMUELADAMS  142s
STAMPACT  142w
SUGARACT  1114w
TAXES  133w
TEAPARTY  124s
TOWNSHEDACT  124w