Loyalists were American colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often called Tories, Royalists, or King’s Men.
17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators. Americans did not directly vote for senators for the first 125 years of the Federal Government. The Constitution, as it was adopted in 1788, stated that senators would be elected by state legislatures.
I think that this is a subjective question, but it could very well be Nicholas and his family failing to create a strong government.
The answer would be : ranchers' refusal to use technology. During the late 1880s, the technologies began to rapidly developed within the industry. But back then, a lot of ranchers are really comfortable in using traditional ways (using slaves) and they refuse to use technology
