Gradual emancipation laws adopted by some Northern states…
Gradual emancipation laws adopted by some Northern states a. used tax revenues to compensate slave owners for the financial loss associated with freeing slaves. b. provided for all newborn children of slaves to be freed at birth. c. provided for the freedom of female slaves, but not male slaves. d. recognized that after age 10 the cost of a slave to the owner was less than the benefit of a slave to the owner.