as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁royal ▁col ony ). ▁James ▁then ▁granted ▁the ▁land ▁between ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁( the ▁land ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁New ▁Jersey ) ▁to ▁two ▁friends ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁loyal ▁through ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War : ▁ ▁John ▁Ber keley ▁and ▁George ▁Carter et , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁the ▁Duke ▁in ▁ex ile ▁on ▁Jersey ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands . ▁ ▁So ▁the ▁name ▁" New ▁Jersey " ▁was ▁chosen , ▁and ▁today ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁Carter et ▁and ▁Ber keley ▁He ights ▁are ▁also ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁friends , ▁Elizabeth ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Carter et ' s ▁wife , ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁is ▁himself ▁the ▁names ake ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 2 , ▁the ▁Third ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War ▁broke ▁out , ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 6 7 3 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁re occup ied ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁ren aming ▁it ▁New ▁Orange . ▁Peace ▁was ▁achieved ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 4 ▁under ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁and ▁England ▁recovered ▁New ▁York ▁until ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁American ▁Revolution ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁patri ot ▁colon ists ▁built ▁several ▁for ts ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁western ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Paul us ▁Hook . ▁ ▁After ▁suffering ▁defe ats ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁reb els ▁abandoned ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁and ▁the