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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 keep the cattle from losing weight
C) to move the herd to a different place for grazing
D) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart

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

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

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