The significance of the French and Indian War was that it gave England a great deal of territory west of the Appalachians. However, it also left England in great financial debt. This problem later led to the tension between the colonies and the Mother Country. Its name should have been the French and English war, because ironically the Indians fought on the same side as the French. | The significance of the French and Indian War was that it gave England a great deal of territory west of the Appalachians. However, it also left England in great financial debt. This problem later led to the tension between the colonies and the Mother Country. Its name should have been the French and English war, because ironically the Indians fought on the same side as the French. |