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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) to tell how exciting it is to be a cowhand
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 convince people to become cowboys and cowgirls