A) the work was considered too harsh for girls
B) cowgirls did not practice finding horses
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) the American cowgirl
D) short cattle drives to nearby railroads

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 losing weight
D) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart

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

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