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

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

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

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

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

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

A) events at a rodeo
B) kinds of brands
C) clothing that cowhands wear
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 move the herd to a different place for grazing
B) to keep the cattle from losing weight
C) to take the herd to a railroad station to be sold
D) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart

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

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

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