Definition of 'to pass judgment'. to pass judgment. phrase. If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism. It's not for me to pass judgement, it's a personal matter between the two of you. It's very hard to pass judgement on yourself.
Confidence votes 12. The Dutch founded settlements on the shores of what is now the United States. In 1621, the Dutch founded the colony of New Netherland (present day Albany and New York City).I think they were searching for new lands, because they heard about the other European countries that had success in this.Also, they were searching for new shores so they could turn them into harbors for new trade routes.onfidence votes 12. The Dutch founded settlements on the shores of what is now the United States. In 1621, the Dutch founded the colony of New Netherland (present day Albany and New York City).
The Eighty Years' War (1568â1648), led to the split between a northern Dutch Republic, and the Southern Netherlands from which Belgium and Luxembourg developed. This southern territory continued to be ruled by the Habsburg descendants of the Burgundian house, at first as the Spanish Netherlands.elgium was neutral but its strategic location as a pathway to France made it an invasion target for Germany in 1914 and 1940. Conditions under the occupation were severe. In the postwar period Belgium was a leader in European unification, as a founding member of what has become the European Union.