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.

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

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3L # T # # # # # S # S M # B C
4O # E T A X E S I S T A B O O
5Y # A O E # # # N T A D O S E
6A # P W # S # # O O O A Y T R
7L # A N # U U # L I C L C O S
8I # R S # G # H O R D E O N I
9S # T H # A # # C T E U T K V
10T # Y E # R # # # A R M T W E
11S # # D # A # # # P S A S A A
12# # # A T C A P M A T S # H C
13# # # C # T # # # # # # A O T
14# # # T # N I A T I R B # M S
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  143s
BOYCOTTS  135s
BRITAIN  1214w
COERSIVEACTS  153s
COLONISTS  99n
FREEDOM  21e
KINGGEORGE  915w
LOYALISTS  13s
MASSACHUSETTS  88nw
MOHAWK  1414n
PATRIOTS  1011n
REDCOATS  1110n
SAMUELADAMS  1212n
STAMPACT  1212w
SUGARACT  66s
TAXES  44e
TEAPARTY  33s
TOWNSHEDACT  44s