Slavery in AmericaIn 1850, ninety-two percent of all black Americans were concentrated in the South, and approximately 95 percent were slaves. Pre-Civil War slaves in America went through much unrest and discontent in the South. Slavery had a huge effect on our country. Many slaves were beaten to death, and some did not survive the life of slavery. Slavery then led to war between the North and the South, known as the “Civil War.” In 1916, a Dutch ship brought twenty enslaved Africans to a Virginia colony in Jamestown. Slaves were sold throughout the United States to work on small farms and plantations. The slaves worked hard day after day to finish their work. Slave owners whipped and beat slaves who did not work well or who tried to escape the plantation. Many times on a small farm the owner would be in the fields watching the slaves. Usually on larger farms the master hired an overseer to make sure the slaves worked and did not try to escape. (Slavery in America) Slaves were taken from different areas of Africa such as Timbuktu, Benin, and Fut Tur. The West Coast of Africa was a very dangerous place during the Triangular Slave Trade. First, slave traders leave Europe and head to the west coast of Africa. Then they go from the west coast of Africa to the West Indies or America. They eventually set sail home from America. A complete trip lasts approximately 12 months. Slaves were brought by ship from Africa to be sold in America. (Pre-Civil War) Runaway slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery. They used the North Star as a guide to the northern United States. They would travel through streams, swamps, forests, mountains, and byways to escape slavery. Free blacks, Quakers, whites, and Native Americans would also help slaves escape. In conclusion, I learned that slaves before the Civil War went through many trials and tribulations..