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.

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

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6O # # A O # # # # S # G E Y L
7A # # L T # # # U # # R S C O
8T # # E S # # H # S S O B O N
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  510n
BOYCOTTS  145s
BRITAIN  138s
COERSIVEACTS  154sw
COLONISTS  154s
FREEDOM  710sw
KINGGEORGE  1213n
LOYALISTS  91w
MASSACHUSETTS  88ne
MOHAWK  214n
PATRIOTS  315ne
REDCOATS  12s
SAMUELADAMS  412n
STAMPACT  142w
SUGARACT  118s
TAXES  133s
TEAPARTY  133w
TOWNSHEDACT  124w