Who’s Who in the Revolution

This interactive identification worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they investigate key figures of the American Revolution through clue-based reading and deduction. By acting as “intelligence agents,” learners analyze descriptive hints, identify important individuals, and explain each person’s role in the war, strengthening inference skills, historical knowledge, and biographical understanding.

Skills Reinforced

• Revolutionary Leaders and Figures (Grades 4-6) – Builds familiarity with influential individuals such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Paul Revere.
• Reading for Inference and Detail – Encourages students to use contextual clues to draw accurate conclusions.
• Historical Reasoning – Develops understanding of how individual contributions shaped Revolutionary events.
• Biographical Summarization – Supports concise written explanations of roles, actions, and significance.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with elementary social studies and ELA standards.
• Engaging Role-Play Format – Mystery-style clues increase motivation and critical thinking.
• Flexible Use – Works well for independent practice, small groups, review activities, or assessment.
• Low-Prep Printable – Ready for classroom or homeschool use with minimal planning.

This printable worksheet helps students connect names with actions by turning historical research into an engaging problem-solving task. By combining inference, reading comprehension, and biographical writing, learners gain a clearer understanding of Revolutionary leaders and their contributions. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this activity provides meaningful practice in historical analysis, deduction, and clear written explanation.

This worksheet is part of our American Revolution collection.