What was a major concern of the smaller states? They wanted to maintain their equal status in Congress

They were worried the new national government would still be too weak

They wanted their representation based on population

They wanted to uphold slavery

They wanted to maintain their equal status in Congress.

president jefferson protested this interference in american trade. he sent james monroe to london to negotiate a treaty. jefferson wanted britain to stop taking sailors from american ships, and to stop interfering in the trade of neutral nations. monroe tried many times to discuss such an agreement. but the british foreign minister was always too busy to see him.

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b) a rich merchant.