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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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