It was the "Battle of Lake Erie" that established the U.S. Navy as a strong fighting force, since this took place against what was thought to be a superior British Navy.
The "Temperate Regions" only experiences 2 different climates.
The revolution which more directly captured the spirit of the Enlightenment was the French one. The French revolution was based on three basic principles: equality, freedom, brotherhood.
These three principles were also things which depicted enlightenment as a period extremelly well.
To modernize the country.
Yes they do it most of the time to make sure your there