<span>Their initial intention and belief was to meet for the purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation. This would in turn add some strength to its authority without threatening the sovereignty of the states themselves.</span>
Think of it like this — if American leaders had never made the *decision* to break away from Britain, America would still be a colony of Britain.
Decision making determines the course of events. This is because a certain decision will then trigger certain actions, which in the grand scheme of things will impact history.
Example; American leaders made the *decision* to break off from Britain, triggering the Revolutionary War and America’s Independence, thus that decision changed history.
Read this , I don’t know how to explain it though sorry:/