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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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