why did the french and indian war take place?
<answer> The French and Indian War is the common U.S. name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America. <context> It was a fight over territories between the British and the French (and their Native American allies). The French and Indian War is the common U.S. name for the war between Gr … eat Britain and France in North America from 1754-1763.rom a British American point of view, the colonists were fighting against the French and the Indians, hence the name 'French and Indian War'. In Europe and elsewhere, it was and still is known as the Seven Years War.