Key to Passage 6

1. (C) When two armies are "engaged," they are involved in a "battle."

2. (B) The passage states that the Confederates' "weaker manufacturing capacity and transportation infrastructure led ultimately to defeat."

3. (C) Part of Lee's plan was to lure or entice the Northern army to fight in an exposed or vulnerable position.

4. (D) The phrase "aimed at increasing the war weariness of the North" implies that the North was tired of waging war.

5. (C) In paragraphs 1 and 2, the invasion of the North by the Confederate army indicates that the Union had to defend itself. In paragraph 3, the passage discusses the defensive positions that the Union took.

6. (B) "This crest" refers to the "long rise of land" known as Cemetery Ridge.

7. (A) The author is giving a description of what the Union army position may have looked like if it were drawn on a map or seen from the air.

8. (D) "Devastating" or "ruinous" means the number of casualties was disastrous.

9. (D) The strength of the Confederate infantry was probably great, considering 13,000 men were involved in the charge.

10. (D) The fourth square. The word "They" refers to the 13,000 men charging across the open land and would follow the sentence mentioning this.

11. (D) The passage states that "Both sides had suffered excessive losses of men," or "a high death toll."

12. (C) Pickett's Charge failed and the Confederates did not capture Northern territory. They were unable to reach their objectives of weakening the Union army and increasing war weariness, and they had to take on a defensive strategy without adequate manufacturing and transportation infrastructure.

13. (B) (E) (F)

The main outlines of the battle were as follows: Two days of fighting failed to lead to a successful outcome for either side. Reinforcements strengthened the positions of both armies, which formed lines facing each other ("The fighting was heavy... "). 

On the final day, the Confederate army attacked the defensive positions of the Union army, but was unsuccessful ("A large-scale... "). 

After this failure, the Confederates retreated back to the South ("The invading Confederate army... ").