 The French and Indian War was a part of the Seven Years' War which pitted Great Britain alongside the Thirteen Colonies and their native allies against the French, New France and "their" native allies.Many American colonists wished to capture the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains and displace the indigenous population by settling there.During the outbreak of the war, the American colonists were divided on whether or not to take the risk of actually fighting the French for control of the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.