Adult golden tortoise beetle, Charidotella bicolor (Fabricius). Photograph by Lynette Schimming, bugguide.net. Eggs: The eggs are attached singly to the underside of leaves or on stems, and are white in color. The eggs are oval and flattened.
the 13th amendment was ratifed in December of 1865 freeing all slaves in the united states and its' territories. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 was a powerful move that promised freedom for slaves in the Confederacy as soon as the Union armies reached them, and authorized the enlistment of African Americans in the Union Army.
1619 Dutch ship brings 20 Africans to. Jamestown, Va., the first enslaved. Africans in the U.S. 1793 Eli Whitneyâs new cotton gin. increases demand for slaves. 1793 Congress passes Fugitive Slave Act, making it a federal crime to assist a. slave trying to escape. 1808 1865 Congress bans importation of slaves.