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; Thousands of enslaved African-Americans lived near the city before the Civil War Many of them near the city worked on sugar and cotton plantations while most of those in the city limits had domestic and artisan jobs in 1860 forty-nine percent of the city's population was enslaved Frost Town a nearby settlement south of the Buffalo Bayou was swallowed by Houston.[citation needed]. 5.3 Administrative divisions The Comanche used their military power to obtain supplies and labor from the Americans Mexicans and Indians through thievery looting and killing tribute and kidnappings There was much violence committed by and against Comanche before and after the European settlement of Texas Although they made a living partially through raiding and violence along with hunting/gathering especially buffalo hunting the Comanche empire also supported a commercial network with long-distance trade Dealing with subordinate Indians the Comanche spread their language and culture across the region in terms of governance the Comanche were nearly independent but allied bands with a loosely hierarchical social organization within bands. . . .

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