What Killed The Pilgrims?
What Killed The Pilgrims? When the Pilgrims landed in 1620, all the Patuxet except Tisquantum had died. The plagues have been attributed variously to smallpox, leptospirosis, and other diseases. What did the Pilgrims die of? They were probably suffering from scurvy and pneumonia caused by a lack of shelter in the cold, wet weather. Although