he French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 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 colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
The main reason why the Reapportionment Act of 1929 was passed was because Congressional redistricting had gotten out of control to the point where people were losing votes.