Peter Bolton-King, chief executive of the NAEA, said: The coalition believes that stamp duty is an anachronistic tax which, in its current form, is preventing a recovery in the housing sector.
The Exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. It is often said that the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was to explore the Louisiana Purchase, the vast land purchase that doubled the size of the United States. In fact, the expedition had been planned and Jefferson was intent on it proceeding before the United States had any expectation of purchasing land from France.
Lewis & Clark Expedition. In 1804, Jefferson sends a team to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery will travel nearly 8,000 miles over three years, reaching the Pacific Ocean and clearing the path for westward expansion.