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.

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

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1K # # # # # # N I A T I R B #
2W # # S M A D A L E U M A S B
3A S U G A R A C T # # # T # O
4H T T # Y T R A P A E T O K Y
5O A # C # # # # # # E # W I C
6M M S # A # # # # S # S N N O
7O P # T # E # # U # T # S G T
8D A # # S # V H # A # # H G T
9E C # # # I C I O # # # E E S
10E T # # # A L C S S # # D O #
11R # # # S # D A E R # # A R #
12F # # S # E # X Y # E # C G #
13# # A # R # A # # O # O T E #
14# M # # S T S I N O L O C # #
15S T O I R T A P N O T S O B #
Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  1415w
BOYCOTTS  153s
BRITAIN  141w
COERSIVEACTS  1314nw
COLONISTS  1314w
FREEDOM  111n
KINGGEORGE  145s
LOYALISTS  1114nw
MASSACHUSETTS  88ne
MOHAWK  16n
PATRIOTS  815w
REDCOATS  513ne
SAMUELADAMS  142w
STAMPACT  23s
SUGARACT  23e
TAXES  614ne
TEAPARTY  124w
TOWNSHEDACT  133s