The major objection to the virginia plan by the smaller states was the proposal for:

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.

explanation:

the founding fathers did not think women were asmportant as mern were and men could do more and better things then women