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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart
B) to move the herd to a different place for grazing
C) to keep the cattle from losing weight
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) railroads are close to the ranches
D) houses have been built on the trails

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

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