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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 losing weight
D) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart

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

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

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