What started the french and indian war and how did it affect the colonists?

The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Year's War. The french and Indian war began in 1754 and ended with the treaty of paris 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. History. state. gov