According to the “compensated emancipation scheme” __________

A) all slaves were entitled to purchase their freedom
B) in states where slavery was abolished, masters were required to offer slaves positions as paid laborers
C) taxes would be collected to pay slave owners to free their human property
D) all slaves would be treated as indentured servants on 10-year contracts


Answer: C

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