What are the purposes of a political cartoon

Political cartoons can be very funny, especially if you understand the issue that they're commenting on. Their main purpose, though, is not to amuse you but to persuade you. A good political cartoon makes you think about current events, but it also tries to sway your opinion toward the cartoonist's point of view.

To express a political opinion about an event or issue

To persuade citizens to adopt a certain belief

To entertain readers by using humor

Explanation:

a historian is attempting to study how the puritans affected society in new england

what exactly is the question to this?