- Bacteriocidal antibiotics that affect protein synthesis by binding to the 30s ribosomal subunit of bacteria, changing its shape and preventing initiation stage of protein synthesis - Gentamycin (Garamycin)*, Neomycin, Streptomycin, Tobramycin, Amikacin (Amikin)
The Election of 1860. The proximate cause of the South's secession was the election of Abraham Lincoln with a Republican majority in 1860. However, in and of itself, secession was a major overreaction to this political setback.
5. The election of Abraham Lincoln. Even though things were already coming to a head, when Lincoln was elected in 1860, South Carolina issued its âDeclaration of the Causes of Secession.â They believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and in favor of Northern interests.