<span>What groups might dispute European land claim in the west?<span>The Spanish and the French might dispute European land claims in the west.
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The Dred Scott decision was the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom. In essence, the decision argued that, as someone's property, Scott was not a citizen and could not sue in a federal court.
When Texas was a part of Mexico, it was called “Tejas”. Later, Tejas was connected to the province of Coahuila and renamed “Coahuila y Tejas”.
