The compromise of 1850 was confirmed by 4 separate bills passed by the US congress in 1850, defusing a political confrontation between the slave and free states regarding the status of the acquired territories in the Mexican-American wars.
Admitting California as a free state was proposed by Senator Henry Clay, along with a package of other bills which included the establishment of New Mexico and Utah territories, the ban of importation of slaves in the Columbia district, among others.
The Important Relationship between Forests and Air. Not only do trees produce oxygen, but they also improve air quality in some unexpected ways. ... As trees transpire, they release water into the atmosphere through their leaves.
