Indigenous groups in the American South relied on local resources including adapted neo-tropical and regionally domesticated crops and native fauna. Arrival of missionaries and non-native animal species (chickens, pigs, and cattle) led to changing subsistence strategies and settlement patterns. The mission communities needed to be self-sustaining and generate surpluses to supply the capital of La Florida (St. Augustine). Zooarchaeological data from sites in La Florida show how mission communities adopted these animals into their subsistence systems. Data shows adoption of domesticates varied across the provinces, and some food items became profitable market commodities.

美国南部的土著群体依赖当地资源，包括适应的新热带和区域驯化作物以及本地动物群。传教士和非本土动物物种（鸡、猪和牛）的到来导致了生存策略和定居模式的变化。宣教社区需要自我维持并产生盈余，以供应佛罗里达州首府（圣奥古斯丁）。来自佛罗里达州遗址的动物考古数据显示了宣教社区如何将这些动物纳入他们的生存系统。数据显示，各省对家畜的采用情况各不相同，一些食品成为有利可图的市场商品。