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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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