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.

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

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1M # # # # # # T C A R A G U S
2O M O H A W K S E X A T # # T
3D # A S T S I N O L O C # # S
4E # # S A M U E L A D A M S I
5E # S P S # # # # # # D # # L
6R # T S A A # # # # # E Y # A
7F # A T # T C # # # # H T T Y
8# # O T # # R H # # # S R C O
9# # C O # # # I U # # N A A L
10# # D C # # # # O S # W P P #
11# # E Y # # # # # T E O A M #
12E G R O E G G N I K S T E A #
13# # # B R I T A I N # # T T #
14S T C A E V I S R E O C # S #
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  1215w
BOYCOTTS  412n
BRITAIN  413e
COERSIVEACTS  1214w
COLONISTS  123w
FREEDOM  16n
KINGGEORGE  912w
LOYALISTS  159n
MASSACHUSETTS  88se
MOHAWK  22e
PATRIOTS  45se
REDCOATS  312n
SAMUELADAMS  44e
STAMPACT  1414n
SUGARACT  151w
TAXES  122w
TEAPARTY  1313n
TOWNSHEDACT  1212n