Editing Hudson County, New Jersey (section)

===The British and early America===
[[Image:Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Alexander Hamilton]] fights his fatal [[duel]] with [[Aaron Burr]].]]

By 1675, the [[Treaty of Westminster (1674)|Treaty of Westminster]] finalized the transfer and the area became part of the British colony of [[East Jersey]], in the administrative district of [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (pre-1862)|Bergen Township]]. The county's seat was transferred to [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] in 1709, after [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] was expanded west. Small villages and farms supplied the burgeoning [[New York City|city of New York]], across the river, notably with oysters from the vast beds in the Upper New York Bay, and fresh produce, sold at [[Weehawken Street (Manhattan)|Weehawken Street]], in Manhattan. During the American Revolutionary War, the area was under British control which included garrisons at [[Bulls Ferry]] and the fort at [[Bergen Neck]]. Colonialist troops used the heights to observe enemy movements. The [[Battle of Paulus Hook]], a surprise raid on a British fortification in 1779, was seen as a victory and morale booster for revolutionary forces. Many downtown Jersey City streets bear the name of military figures [[Hugh Mercer|Mercer]], [[Nathanael Greene|Greene]], [[Anthony Wayne|Wayne]], and [[Richard Varick|Varick]] among them. [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]] became notorious for duels, including the nation's most famous between [[Alexander Hamilton]] and [[Aaron Burr]] in 1804. Border conflicts for control of the waterfront with New York (which claimed jurisdiction to the high water line<ref>[http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/nj01.htm charter text] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125100540/http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/nj01.htm |date=January 25, 2009 }}</ref> and the granting of ferry concessions) restricted development though some urbanization took place in at [[Paulus Hook]] and [[Hoboken]], which became a vacation spot for well-off New Yorkers. The [[Morris Canal]], early steam railroads, and the development of [[New York Harbor]] stimulated further growth. In September 1840, Hudson County was created by separation from [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] and annexation of some [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] lands, namely [[New Barbadoes Neck]]. During the 19th century, Hudson played an integral role in the [[Underground Railroad]], with four routes converging in Jersey City.<ref>[http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=14587630&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8 "Jersey City's Underground Railroad history,"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070313105306/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=14587630&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8 |date=March 13, 2007 }} ''[[Jersey City Magazine]]'', Spring & Summer 2005.</ref>