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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  1413n
BOYCOTTS  75se
BRITAIN  1114w
COERSIVEACTS  43e
COLONISTS  43se
FREEDOM  124w
KINGGEORGE  61e
LOYALISTS  65e
MASSACHUSETTS  88nw
MOHAWK  1012nw
PATRIOTS  42e
REDCOATS  16s
SAMUELADAMS  1212w
STAMPACT  22s
SUGARACT  153s
TAXES  135s
TEAPARTY  33s
TOWNSHEDACT  44s