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.

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

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3O # A # R T D # # # S # E # #
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5R R # A S T E I O # X # S # #
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  36s
BOYCOTTS  132w
BRITAIN  24s
COERSIVEACTS  131s
COLONISTS  1310nw
FREEDOM  51se
KINGGEORGE  111w
LOYALISTS  146s
MASSACHUSETTS  88se
MOHAWK  46se
PATRIOTS  18n
REDCOATS  51se
SAMUELADAMS  44s
STAMPACT  1414w
SUGARACT  1312nw
TAXES  117n
TEAPARTY  1313w
TOWNSHEDACT  1212w