The main causes of the French and Indian War or the Seven Years War was that France and Britain disagreed over land claims and the fur trade in North America
The colonists called it the French and Indian War<span>, and it permanently shifted the global balance of power. By the mid-18th century, both the British and </span>French<span>wanted to extend their North American colonies into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, known then as the Ohio Territory.</span>
The Founders had been so concerned with making sure the central government couldn't become too powerful that they neglected to make it powerful enough to solve the issues facing a new nation.
