Why did the creators of the new jersey plan prefer to use it to amend, rather than replace the articles of confederation

The creators of the New Jersey Plan preferred to amend it as opposed to replacing the Articles of Confederation because some of the ideas would not be accepted. Ultimately, the plan was rejected and the Virginia Plan adopted with some ideas of the New Jersey Plan being borrowed

assessment is the missing word

sitting in that one chair where he could get shot at was his worst decision.