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

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

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

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

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

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

A) clothing that cowhands wear
B) kinds of brands
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 keep the cattle from losing weight
B) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart
C) to move the herd to a different place for grazing
D) to take the herd to a railroad station to be sold

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

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

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