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.

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

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2S T C A E V I S R E O C E S A
3U # # N I A T I R B O G T T T
4G S T S I L A Y O L R T E A R
5A # # # # B # Y O O E O A M I
6R # # # O # C N E S D W P P O
7A # # S # O I G U # C N A A T
8C # T # T S G H # # O S R C S
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10N # S S I A # # # # T E Y # #
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12# # # S A M U E L A D A M S #
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Word X Y Direction
BOSTON  65sw
BOYCOTTS  94sw
BRITAIN  103w
COERSIVEACTS  122w
COLONISTS  122sw
FREEDOM  71w
KINGGEORGE  510ne
LOYALISTS  104w
MASSACHUSETTS  88ne
MOHAWK  214e
PATRIOTS  151s
REDCOATS  114s
SAMUELADAMS  412e
STAMPACT  142s
SUGARACT  12s
TAXES  1214w
TEAPARTY  133s
TOWNSHEDACT  124s