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.
Though the Union victory freed the nationâs 4 million slaves, the legacy of slavery continued to influence American history, from the tumultuous years of Reconstruction (1865-77) to the civil rights movement that emerged in the 1960s, a century after emancipation.rigins of Slavery in America. In 1619, the Dutch introduced the first captured Africans to America, planting the seeds of a slavery system that evolved into a nightmare of abuse and cuelty that would ultimately divide the nation.