Because the water was so close to the ocean, it was too salty to drink, and the fish were not very abundant. Filth filled the water as well making it dirty and full of bacteria
Salt water and no fish.
I'm starving, maybe we should dig dead people up and eat them!
People were so hungry they ate horse and leather objects, as well as stole from others.
GET OUT OF HERE
Leaving!
The colonists were surrounded by Native Americans, and they didn't exactly get along.
They put strict laws in place to make sure things didn't get out of hand, and the colonists were loyal.