Why Was There an Uproar Surrounding the Formation of the Society

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Multiple Choice

Why was there an uproar surrounding the formation of the Society of the Cincinnati?

• A) The public feared that it amounted to an American aristocracy.
• B) Many women were angry because membership was exclusively male.
• C) Religious leaders felt the society was pagan in its rituals.
• D) Parents feared allowing young men and women to meet without chaperones.
• E) Southerners questioned the society's strong anti-slavery stance.

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