America's Background: Explore and War! SOS 8th Grade History and Geography gives an in-depth look at America's prolific past. Concentrating on the origins of America's birth, expansion, and wars, subjects covered are: European Backgrounds, War for Independence, The Westward Movement, The Civil War, The Twentieth Century Century World Power. With best-selling technology, SOS 8th Grade History and Geography will enhance your student's learning of America's astounding story! Extensive and expanded, the curriculum covers American colonization, the Revolution, and America's emergence as a nation. Students follow the events of America's growth by studying the Westward Expansion, slavery and Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, and America's important role in today's world. Windows XP SP2/Vista.