Why did people from small states (states with fewer people) want all states to have the
same number of votes in the federal legislature? what did they fear?

They wanted all of the states to have the same number of votes because they were scared that the larger states (Virginia, Massachusetts) would have too much power and that the little states wouldn't get any say in how things were ran in the government. Hope this helps!

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.