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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  31se
BOYCOTTS  114sw
BRITAIN  31e
COERSIVEACTS  314ne
COLONISTS  125s
FREEDOM  210s
KINGGEORGE  17se
LOYALISTS  127sw
MASSACHUSETTS  88se
MOHAWK  1510s
PATRIOTS  101sw
REDCOATS  74e
SAMUELADAMS  1414n
STAMPACT  38s
SUGARACT  114n
TAXES  514e
TEAPARTY  1313n
TOWNSHEDACT  1113nw