Which best identifies the major cause of the french and indian war? overlapping claims by the french, the huron, and the algonquin resulted in the american indians working together to drive the french off the continent. overlapping claims by the french, the british, and the spanish created fierce competition between the three european nations. overlapping claims by individual american colonies were exacerbated by differing cultures in the new england, middle, and southern colonies. overlapping claims by the british and the iroquois confederacy resulted in american indians working together to drive the british off the continent.