The french and indean war began as a conflict over land. what was the center of this conflict

The lands between the west of the French settlements of Canada and the British colonies along the East Coast of North America

Explanation:

These regions in particular, contains a lot of natural resources that were desired by the French and British empire. (such as woods, metals, oils, crops, etc).  In the past, these regions were mainly controlled by the Native American tribes.

So, both French and British empire formed an alliance with different American tribes to join a battle against one another for the control over these lands/resources. Even though people refer to the war as the French & Indian war, the battle actually occurred between France and Great Britain.