Answer:
Dysentery, Scurvy from the trip and food in general. It's why the Galapagos became a pit stop for awhile and they'd roll Tortoises onto the ship as rations later, It apparently tasted good but being a time where everyone was malnourished, the bar was pretty low. Giant tortoise was a part of sea fare. and now their endangered.
Explanation:
In general, during the time of early America, this community embraced Christianity as a way of escaping the horrors of every day life, since they were promised salvation upon death.
