He sent eight letters to the Governor in a time span of ten months and while he thought he was making progress with Van Hoogenheim, he was instead being stalled while the Dutch prepared to attack them unexpectedly (Ismael, 2013). Cuffy recognized Van Hoogenheim’s strategy too late and, alongside his followers, he was ambushed; they had an unsuccessful final battle. This defeat brought disunity amongst Cuffy’s people and they quickly changed their view about him. They expected to obtain freedom after fighting for an entire year, but instead, their efforts cost many brave slaves their lives. This was a turning point in Cuffy’s rebellion because another head slave made an executive decision to have Cuffy step down as leader of the Berbice colony. At this time, Cuffy thought that he proved to have beneficial leadership and organization skills when he was able to overrun the plantations where he and his fellow slaves labored. Unfortunately, because of their lost, he was no longer seen amongst them as such. In the end, Cuffy took his life in the belief that by taking his own life, his soul would return to Africa for all the good he
He sent eight letters to the Governor in a time span of ten months and while he thought he was making progress with Van Hoogenheim, he was instead being stalled while the Dutch prepared to attack them unexpectedly (Ismael, 2013). Cuffy recognized Van Hoogenheim’s strategy too late and, alongside his followers, he was ambushed; they had an unsuccessful final battle. This defeat brought disunity amongst Cuffy’s people and they quickly changed their view about him. They expected to obtain freedom after fighting for an entire year, but instead, their efforts cost many brave slaves their lives. This was a turning point in Cuffy’s rebellion because another head slave made an executive decision to have Cuffy step down as leader of the Berbice colony. At this time, Cuffy thought that he proved to have beneficial leadership and organization skills when he was able to overrun the plantations where he and his fellow slaves labored. Unfortunately, because of their lost, he was no longer seen amongst them as such. In the end, Cuffy took his life in the belief that by taking his own life, his soul would return to Africa for all the good he