What attitude toward religion acted as a cause of the enlightenment?
increasing influence by the discoveries of muslim thinkers
turning from monotheistic western beliefs to eastern philosophy
frustration with the church's limits on independent thought
desire to support the authority of the catholic church

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.