The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the beginning of the Rocky Mountains. Official boundaries were not determined, except that the eastern border ran from the source of the Mississippi River north to the 31 degrees north.
Cooled (or air conditioned) seats work by confining cooled air directly in the seat where the passenger is seated. Different car makers achieve this in different ways, but here is the most common method: The seat is made with more porous material than traditional car seats, which are made to allow air to flow through them.
The biggest misunderstanding about thermostats is that people believe they make the engine run cooler. They don't necessarily do that. The cooling system and load on the engine determines how hot the engine gets, the thermostat fully open will still be the mercy of the coolant system's ability to remove heat.