Ghana By class8dcss Period: Jan 1, 1450 to Jan 1, 2000 Ghana Jan 1, 1502 first slave ship leaves West Africa Jan 1, 1528 chocolate drink from the aztecs introduced to Europe, by Spanish explorers Jan 1, 1618 First british trading settlement setup on the Gold coast Jan 1, 1657 London's first drinking chocolate cafe opens. Dec 25, 1807 Britain starts campaign to stop the slave trade Oct 14, 1817 Slavery abolished in Europe Oct 14, 1830 The worlds first chocolate bars made in England by J.S Fry and sons Oct 14, 1874 Britain takes control of the south of the Gold Coast Sep 11, 1878 A Ghanian brings back cocoa plants from Fernado Po, an island of Africa Oct 14, 1885 The first cocoa exported to Britain. Oct 14, 1898 Railways built by the British Oct 14, 1928 A large harbour at Takoradi Oct 14, 1949 Campaign for independence starts Oct 14, 1965 Akosombo Dam completed, to provide Ghana with hydroelectricity Oct 14, 1980 economy almost collapses due to low cocoa price and other problems Oct 14, 1983 Ghana had to pay back loans of $1.5 billion to other countries Oct 14, 1993 Ghana earn's dollars from timber Oct 14, 1999 Crisis in Asia and Russia causes world chocolate sales to fall
