What food did the southeastern Indians rely on?

They planted beans, squash, corn, tobacco, sunflowers, and more. They supplemented their diets with gathering acorns, nuts, seeds, and fruits. Since they did not use any fertilizer, they had to burn the fields and create new ones every season.

Southeast Native Americans were hunters and gathers for small animals like rabbits and turkeys. They also farmed a lot. Some of the farming methods they used were irrigation and crop rotation. They farmed crops like tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cotton, tobacco, and grits.