The major purpose of the passage of the north american free trade agreement was to:

Create unrestricted trade between North American countries. 

NAFTA would encourage trade between Canada, the US, and Mexico which ended tariffs and created open trade between the three countries. The goal was to easily access resources needed and create a global trade network. 

“larger states wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states wanted equal representation. they met in the middle. larger states wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states wanted equal representation.” i hope this information you.