      the french and indian war (1754â1763) was the north american theater of the worldwide seven years' war. the war was fought between the colonies of british america and new france, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of great britain and france, as well as native american allies. at the start of the war, the french north american colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 compared to 2 million in the english north american colonies.gary walton; history of the american economy; page 27 the outnumbered french 
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