Watch the video carefully to get more information about arrival of the Europeans and the order in which they came to Ghana.
|  PORTUGAL: The first European country to come to our land was Portugal. They were led by Prince Henry the Navigator. They arrived in the country in the year 1471. They built the castle of Elmina, where they traded in gold and slaves.  BRITAIN: The British arrived in gold coast in 1554. They were led by captain Wadham and his men. They had enough gold from Gold coast and because of this in the following year, they sent another ship. The captain of the ship was john lock. |
 NETHERLAND: By 1598, the Dutch also arrived in the gold coast to trade. They built forts along the coastal areas, notable among them being the Dutch fort at Komenda. In 1637 they captured the Elmina castle from the Portuguese and in 1642 captured fort St. Anthony in Axim.  DENMARK: The people of Denmark also came into the country to trade. The Danes arrived in the year 1642. The Danes built the Christiansburg castle now known as the Osu castle. |