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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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