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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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