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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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