Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Rock(ProperNoun) for someone living near a rock or an oak ( atter + oke 2  ). Rock(ProperNoun) transferred from the surname. 3  Rock(ProperNoun) Nickname of Gibraltar. 4  Rock(ProperNoun) Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.
In 1700, there were about 250,000 European and African settlers in North Americaâs thirteen English colonies. By 1775, on the eve of revolution, there were nearly 2.5 million.These colonists did not have much in common, but they were able to band together and fight for their independence.1  Tags.he Middle Colonies. In 1664, King Charles II gave the territory between New England and Virginia, much of which was already occupied by Dutch traders and landowners called patroons, to his brother James, the Duke of York.
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).