EC-6 Core Subjects, TExES Core Subjects EC-6 (291) 2022/2023 with complete solutions

phoneme in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit morpheme in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix) ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro 00:04 01:51 grapheme a letter that represents a phoneme. onset-rime The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel and what follows it. French and Indian War () War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won. American Revolution This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy. 13th Amendment freed slaves 14th Amendment made black people citizens 15th Amendment black males were allowed to vote atom Basic unit of matter Smallest particle of an element, protons Positively charged particles electrons Negatively charged particles 00:01 01:51 neutrons no charge the particles of the nucleus that have no charge Second Continental Congress Convened in May 1775, the Congress opposed the drastic move toward complete independence from Britain. In an effort to reach a reconciliation, the Congress offered peace under the conditions that there be a cease-fire in Boston, that the Coercive Acts be repealed, and that negotiations begin immediately. King George III rejected the petition.