There are many causes of revolt. They usually result from a general misuse of the population by a governing body. Thus, general causes could range from high taxes and property confiscation to military conscription and forced labor. The main concern of white plantation owners was to extract the greatest amount of labor from slaves. Little effort was made to improve the miserable and degrading living conditions they were forced to live in, as well as the harsh treatment and brutal punishments inflicted on them by their owners. The causes of the 1763 rebellion/uprising in Berbice were harsh treatment. For example, they had to work long hours on the plantations and the masters did not care about the way they treated the slaves but about making a profit from them; Slaves also had a great passion for freedom because some of them knew what freedom meant and wanted to experience those conditions again. The slaves wanted revenge against the whites because of the mistreatment they received from the manager and overseer. The slaves desired permanent freedom from the Dutch and felt that a revolt was the only way to achieve it. Some slaves received little or no supplies because the cultivators did not grow enough on the estate and the Berbice Association reduced food imports, so they were undernourished. Property was often left in the hands of cruel overseers who did not care about the welfare of the slaves. The slaves knew that the whites were weakened as a group (both in size and physically) and were inspired to start a revolt by a Maroon in Suriname in the year 1762. They thought that if the revolt was a success then, it would be theirs too. The results of the failed uprising were indeed… middle of paper… the rebel, Coffy tried to regain the upper hand by attacking the plantation stronghold on the Berbice River. The attack failed and Coffy faced a challenge to his leadership from one of his deputies. In May 1763 he committed suicide. It was the beginning of the end. The Europeans and their Indian allies were closing in. At the end of October 1763 the main uprising was put down as the mill slaves fled for their lives into the forest. Coffy died due to pressure on his team who he depended on to help him. but during the war they lost due to division and he ended up killing himself and his associates. Atta and Akara took power but they were two different groups because they wanted the chance to lead their own troop of slaves. One later ambushed the other and the remaining one was killed by the whites, so at the end of the uprising the rebellion was not a success.