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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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