What was the basic staple that sustained growing populations and complex settlements from Canada to the southern Andes in the fifteenth century?

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Maize, also known as corn, was the fundamental staple crop that supported the expansion of populations and the development of complex societies throughout the Americas, from Canada to the southern Andes, by the fifteenth century.

What Was the Basic Staple That Sustained Growing Populations and Complex