Morton, a critic of the Puritan English Settlers, never found a publisher in America or in England who was willing to print his anti-establishment book New English Canaan. He was arrested and exiled to an island off the coast of New Hampshire, where he was left to starve. He died there, and his singular Early American voice was successfully silenced by the colonists.

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The statement to evaluate is presented as a true/false proposition about Morton and his fate.
Option A: 'True' — This would claim that Morton indeed found publishers in America or England, was not arrested or exiled, and did not die on a barren island off New Hampshire, with his voice muted by colonists. Based on historical accounts, this is incorrect because Morton, an outspoken critic of Puritan establishment, faced severe repercussions: he struggled to find publishers, was detained and banished to an island off the coast of New Hampshire where he faced starvation, and ultimately died in that exile. Consequently, labeling the entire narrative as true misstates the outcome and the fate he endured.
Option B: 'False' — This asserts that the described sequence is not accurate as stated. Understanding the actual events, Morton’s anti-establishment work did not receive publication support in the colonial or English press, and his harsh punishment—exile to a remote island where he died—contradicts the idea that his voice was left unchallenged or that he died elsewhere. The emphasis on suppression by colonists aligns with the historical record of punitive measures against dissent, making the assertion that the description is not correct the more accurate choice here.
To connect the dots: the core misconception in the alternative 'True' claim is treating the fate and reception Morton faced as celebratory or unopposed. In reality, the exile and the inability to publish reflect suppression, not endorsement, and the historical point about his death in exile supports the 'False' interpretation of the claim as a whole. Therefore, identifying the statement as False correctly aligns with the historical sequence of events described, while the 'True' option would misrepresent those events and outcomes.

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