An Act to amend and render more effectual, in His Majesty's Dominions in America, an Act passed in this present Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters.

London: Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett,, 1765. A step to Revolution First edition of the initial Quartering Act, which required American colonies to house and feed British troops. This effectively established a British standing army on American soil, funded by the colonists who had no representation in Parliament. Strong opposition to this Act and its successors fuelled the growing tensions that eventually led to the American Revolution. Most colonies had voluntarily provided quartering and provisions during the Seven Years War, but in the ensuing peace were unwilling to do so. General Thomas Gage requested Parliament to pass the Act, which went further than he had envisaged - if accommodation was full, the troops could occupy inns, ale houses, stables, barns, and uninhabited buildings. Colonial authorities were required to pay the costs. There was major popular protest and opposition. New York refused to comply with the act, leading parliament to suspend its governor and assembly. The Act expired in 1767 but another followed in 1774 in the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party, one of the Intolerable Acts that resulted in the founding of the First Continental Congress. Folio (306 x 197 mm), pp. [2], 579-596. Disbound. Lightly toned. An excellent copy. ESTC N56865.