In the short-term, The French-Indian War or The Seven Years War expanded the British colonial territory in North America by an enormous amount and removed potential competitors in early westward expansion. In the long-term, it resulted in extreme national debt in Britain, bringing about dictatorial control of its colonies so it could alleviate economic stress. First came the passing of the Proclamation of 1763, which stopped all westward movement by its American colonies past the Appalachian Mountains (they hoped to make Native Americans and the Spanish buy land), then several new Acts like the Stamp Act were passed which taxed goods like paper, and eventually, as some historians interpret, led to the American Revolution.
In general, the human impact on the natural resources is negative.
Explanation:
The humans constantly stride to be as developed as possible and to live at a higher standard as possible. This means that the economies constantly need to progress, develop, and grow. In order for this to be achieved the humans need natural resources, mostly for energy, but also for numerous other things.
Because the demand for natural resources is constantly on the rise and it seems that it will be in the future as well, the natural resources are spent at a rate much faster that the time needed for them to replenish naturally. This leads to decrease of the natural resources and eventual putting end to some of them, in a process that benefits the humans for now, but on the long run can only be seen as destroying and over-exploration of these resources.