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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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