According to information in the textbook, in the early West, many of the open lands were overgrazed. This was largely because

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The lands were unowned, which led to a situation known as the "tragedy of the commons," where individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each's self-interest, behave contrary to the whole group's long-term best interests by depleting a common resource.

According to Information in the Textbook, in the Early West