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.

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

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1N O T S O B # # # # # # # # #
2K I N G G E O R G E # # # M N
3# S T A O C D E R # # # A # I
4# S M A D A L E U M A S # P A
5# S T T O C Y O B # S # A # T
6# # # # # # # # Y A # T # C I
7S T S I N O L O C A R # A # R
8# C # S # # # H # I L R # # B
9# A # E # # U # O # A I # # #
10# P # X # S # T # G # # S # #
11# M # A E # S # U # # # # T #
12# A # T O W N S H E D A C T S
13# T T E A P A R T Y # # # # #
14# S # C O E R S I V E A C T S
15# F R E E D O M O H A W K # #
Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  61w
BOYCOTTS  85w
BRITAIN  158n
COERSIVEACTS  414e
COLONISTS  97w
FREEDOM  115e
KINGGEORGE  22e
LOYALISTS  74se
MASSACHUSETTS  88sw
MOHAWK  815e
PATRIOTS  144sw
REDCOATS  93w
SAMUELADAMS  124w
STAMPACT  214n
SUGARACT  812ne
TAXES  412n
TEAPARTY  313e
TOWNSHEDACT  412e