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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 move the herd to a different place for grazing
B) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart
C) to take the herd to a railroad station to be sold
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) branding calves
B) rounding up stray cattle
C) riding horseback
D) roping steers

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