What do the French compare the Micmac to, according to this passage?

Question

Europeans

beasts in the woods

those with religion and manners
Thou reproachest us, very inappropriately, that our country is a little hell in contrast with France, which thou comparest to a terrestrial paradise, inasmuch as it yields thee, so thou safest, every kind of provision in abundance. Thou sayest of us also that we are the most miserable and most unhappy of all men, living without religion, without manners, without honour, without social order, and, in a word, without any rules, like the beasts in our woods and our forests, lacking bread, wine, and a thousand other comforts which thou hast in superfluity in Europe.

Answer 1

According to the passage, the French compare the Micmac to "the beasts in the woods," suggesting that they view the Micmac as lacking civilization and social order, much like wild animals.