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

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2T S A M U E L A D A M S # # #
3O E T O W N S H E D A C T S N
4I G # T C A R A G U S A T T I
5R R # S E # # # # T X C E A A
6T O S T # S # # S E A # A M T
7A E T T # # U I S E # # P P I
8P G S O # # L H V S # # A A R
9# G I C # A # I C T # # R C B
10# N N Y Y # S # # A # # T T O
11# I O O # R # # # O S # Y # S
12# K L B E # # # # C # S # # T
13# # O O # # # # # D # # A # O
14# # C K W A H O M E # # # M N
15# # # # # # # # F R E E D O M
Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  159s
BOYCOTTS  411n
BRITAIN  159n
COERSIVEACTS  314ne
COLONISTS  314n
FREEDOM  1015e
KINGGEORGE  211n
LOYALISTS  312ne
MASSACHUSETTS  88nw
MOHAWK  914w
PATRIOTS  18n
REDCOATS  1015n
SAMUELADAMS  22e
STAMPACT  143s
SUGARACT  114w
TAXES  133sw
TEAPARTY  134s
TOWNSHEDACT  33e