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Slaves jumped a broom because back the it was illegal for slaves to marry so the jumped over a broom to show their union.

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What did slave owners not let the slaves to do?

they were not allowed to get married. they got married by jumping over a broom.


How did slaves get married?

Slaves were not allowed real weddings in churches, they only were allowed to have a "ceremony" called "jumping the broom," in which the bride and groom jumped over a broom together to signify that they were then married. But this did not stop many slave owners from later selling the man or the woman away to someone else, and separating the couple, without them having any say in the matter. See the link below for more information.


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What is the advantage of an electric broom over a conventional broom?

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To not event TRY to jump over trees, instead jump over the trunk and LIVE


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How were slaves treated when they came to America?

The slaves were treated horribly by a lot of people but some people were not cruel to the slaves. On slave ships coming to America from Africa it was horrible. The slaves were all chained together chained together and were only fed potatoes. The slaves often died on ships. If a slave died on a ship, they would be dumped. The slaves were kept in the lower part of a ship. It lacked anything clean and was full of infection. Some of the slaves attempted to jump over bored to die.