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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  149n
BOYCOTTS  118n
BRITAIN  1314w
COERSIVEACTS  313n
COLONISTS  99n
FREEDOM  16n
KINGGEORGE  213n
LOYALISTS  127sw
MASSACHUSETTS  88nw
MOHAWK  67s
PATRIOTS  153s
REDCOATS  101s
SAMUELADAMS  1212n
STAMPACT  91w
SUGARACT  415e
TAXES  44e
TEAPARTY  514n
TOWNSHEDACT  44s