A) the work was considered too harsh for girls
B) cowgirls did not practice finding horses
C) girls were too busy raising crops
D) the cattle were not used to being controlled by girls

A) the American cowboy
B) the American cowgirl
C) poor and undeveloped ranches
D) short cattle drives to nearby railroads

A) a hat
B) spurs
C) a saddle
D) a corral

A) busting horses
B) roping cattle
C) branding cattle
D) riding horses

A) lasso the calves
B) brand the calves
C) brand the herd
D) count the herd

A) would cause a stampede
B) were kept in a pen
C) followed their mothers
D) were too wild

A) kinds of brands
B) clothing that cowhands wear
C) jobs on a trail drive
D) events at a rodeo

A) worked in the dust at the back of the herd
B) had to keep the herd moving
C) dragged the wagon full of food
D) had to ride longer than other cowhands

A) to move the herd to a different place for grazing
B) to take the herd to a railroad station to be sold
C) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart
D) to keep the cattle from losing weight

A) the ranchers don't have to move their cattle
B) railroads are close to the ranches
C) houses have been built on the trails
D) there aren't enough cowhands to do the work

A) roping steers
B) rounding up stray cattle
C) branding calves
D) riding horseback

A) to convince people to become cowboys and cowgirls
B) to explain that few girls were cowhands in the Wild West
C) to describe a cowhand's life in the late 1800s
D) to tell how exciting it is to be a cowhand