In the first three sentences of the passage (“He found . . . Malétroits”), the details Denis observes upon entering the Sire de Malétroit’s residence combine to create a sense of

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.

c. a group of tribes that formed a confederacy