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

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2# # # # # # # # # # # A S S K
3# # T C A R A G U S T T T T I
4B O S T O N # S T R C T E A N
5N S S E X A T S I A E O A M G
6I T # # # T I O E S # W P P G
7A S # # O L T V U # K N A A E
8T I # C A S I H # W # S R C O
9I N Y Y # S C # A # # H T T R
10R O O # R A # H # # # E Y # G
11B L # E S # O # # # # D # # E
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  14e
BOYCOTTS  210ne
BRITAIN  111n
COERSIVEACTS  213ne
COLONISTS  213n
FREEDOM  414e
KINGGEORGE  151s
LOYALISTS  211ne
MASSACHUSETTS  88ne
MOHAWK  612ne
PATRIOTS  131sw
REDCOATS  515e
SAMUELADAMS  412e
STAMPACT  142s
SUGARACT  103w
TAXES  75w
TEAPARTY  133s
TOWNSHEDACT  124s