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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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