Download and print this free American Revolution word search — 15 hidden words from the BATTLES of CONCORD to the final surrender at YORKTOWN. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and ready for unit starters, sub plans, or homework the week you cover the DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE.
The word list runs easy-to-medium: BOSTON, PATRIOT and LIBERTY give younger solvers quick wins, while CONTINENTAL, MINUTEMEN and SARATOGA stretch things further. It works from about grade 5 up, and pairs nicely with a read-aloud of Paul REVERE’s midnight ride or a map of the thirteen COLONIES.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Every word marches through the war for INDEPENDENCE: the REDCOATS advancing, MINUTEMEN answering the call, decisive BATTLES at CONCORD and SARATOGA, and the CONTINENTAL Congress signing the DECLARATION that started it all. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- BATTLES
- BOSTON
- COLONIES
- CONCORD
- CONSTITUTION
- CONTINENTAL
- DECLARATION
- INDEPENDENCE
- LIBERTY
- MINUTEMEN
- PATRIOT
- REDCOATS
- REVERE
- SARATOGA
- YORKTOWN