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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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