Uxbridge was an obscure town in southeastern Worcester County that found itself challenged by events that occurred in distant Boston. Disaffection over policies enacted in Boston and far away London provided a basis for sympathy with the growing rebellious fervor in the province. Parliament's passage of the Massachusetts Government Act proved to be the final outrage that tipped the town's sentiment toward the rebel cause. From participation in the closure of the courts in Worcester, which signaled the end of Royal authority outside of Boston and its immediate environs, to accepting the orders for military preparations issued by the renegade Provincial Congress, Uxbridge became an active participant in the Revolution. Uxbridge actively contributed men and materiel to the cause of freedom the details of which are described in this volume.