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Quiz about Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams Quiz

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was the sixth First Lady of the United States. Her life helped shape American history. How much do you know about her?

A multiple-choice quiz by Bookworm1776. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Bookworm1776

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
360,726

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
235

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Question 1 of 15

1. When was Louisa Catherine Johnson born? Hint

July 4, 1776

March 17, 1776

January 5,1775

February 12, 1775

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Question 2 of 15

2. How old was Louisa when she first met her future husband, John Quincy Adams? Hint

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of these French cities did Louisa Johnson live in as a child? Hint

Tours

Paris

Nantes

Cherbourg

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of Louisa's sisters was originally thought to be the object of John Quincy Adams' affections? Hint

Catherine

Caroline

Harriet

Ann

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the name of John Quincy and Louisa Adams' first son? Hint

Thomas Jefferson Adams

Alexander Hamilton Adams

Benjamin Franklin Adams

George Washington Adams

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of her husband's relatives was Louisa particularly fond of? Hint

Abigail Smith Adams

John Adams

Abigail Adams Smith

Thomas Adams

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Question 7 of 15

7. After their wedding in England in 1797, the Adamses moved to Berlin, Germany.

True

False

8. During the Napoleonic Wars, Louisa Adams made a six-week trip through Russia with her son, sister, and a few servants. On this trip she came upon some of Napoleon's troops, who threatened to kill her. They spared her for which of these reasons? Hint

Their general believed she was beautiful

She convinced them she was Napoleon's sister

She had weapons more powerful than theirs

They did not want her son to see his mother dead

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Question 9 of 15

9. When did Louisa become a social leader in Washington society? Hint

When her husband became Secretary of State

When she first moved to the United States

When her husband was elected President

When her mother-in-law died

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Question 10 of 15

10. Louisa Adams' time as First lady was marked by great joy about her husband's success.

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. How many of her children did Louisa Adams outlive? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. Louisa Adams worked publicly for which of these causes? Hint

Abolition of slavery

Ethical treatment of animals

Women's suffrage

Ending child labor

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Question 13 of 15

13. Louisa Adams wrote an autobiography. What was it called? Hint

The Life of Mrs. Adams

My Forgotten Tales

In London and France

Adventures of a Nobody

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Question 14 of 15

14. Louisa Adams was the first woman to be publicly mourned by the federal government.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. Louisa Adams had a love for writing plays. Who did she depict in many of her plays? Hint

Thomas and Martha Jefferson

George and Martha Washington

Her husband and herself

Her sons

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Louisa Catherine Johnson born?

Answer: February 12, 1775

Louisa Catherine Johnson was born in London, England on February 12, 1775. She was born outside of the United States, but was still born a citizen because her father was an American citizen.

2. How old was Louisa when she first met her future husband, John Quincy Adams?

Answer: 4

She met John Quincy Adams when she was four years old. His family was visiting Europe at the time, and he himself was only twelve years old. They were not reunited until many years later, in 1795.

3. Which of these French cities did Louisa Johnson live in as a child?

Answer: Nantes

The Johnson family moved to Nantes, France, in 1778. She was educated in Roman Catholic schools there.

4. Which of Louisa's sisters was originally thought to be the object of John Quincy Adams' affections?

Answer: Ann

It was believed that Ann "Nancy" Johnson was the object of Adams' affections when he came to a party held by her parents in 1795. This was proved to be incorrect when he became engaged to her sister Louisa!

5. What was the name of John Quincy and Louisa Adams' first son?

Answer: George Washington Adams

George Washington Adams was born in 1801, before his mother ever came to the United States. His father gave him this name because he was devastated after the death of George Washington in 1799.

6. Which of her husband's relatives was Louisa particularly fond of?

Answer: John Adams

Her father-in-law John Adams became a lifelong friend of Louisa's when they met in 1801. Her mother-in-law, Abigail Smith Adams was less fond of her European daughter-in-law. She thought she was sickly and would not live long.

7. After their wedding in England in 1797, the Adamses moved to Berlin, Germany.

Answer: true

After their wedding they moved to Berlin, Germany, where Louisa fell into favor with the royal family.

Answer: She convinced them she was Napoleon's sister

Napoleon's men threatened to kill her, believing she was Russian. She stepped out of her vehicle and in fluent French convinced them she was Napoleon's sister, in disguise.

9. When did Louisa become a social leader in Washington society?

Answer: When her husband became Secretary of State

Louisa Adams became an important part of Washington society when her husband became Secretary of State for President James Monroe. On January 6, 1824, she gave a gala for Andrew Jackson's tenth anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. It is remembered as her greatest social feat.

10. Louisa Adams' time as First lady was marked by great joy about her husband's success.

Answer: false

She suffered from depression during her husband's presidency. She believed her husband's presidency was bad for him.

11. How many of her children did Louisa Adams outlive?

Answer: 3

Her son George died in 1829. Her second son John Adams II died in 1834. Her only daughter Louisa, died in 1812, when she was one year old. Only her son Charles Francis Adams outlived her.

12. Louisa Adams worked publicly for which of these causes?

Answer: Abolition of slavery

Louisa Adams was an abolitionist. She began working publicly for the end of slavery in 1842.

13. Louisa Adams wrote an autobiography. What was it called?

Answer: Adventures of a Nobody

The title of her autobiography shows her opinion of herself. She remarked in her book "It is forty three years since I became a Wife and yet the rankling sore is not healed which then broke upon my heart of hearts, it was the blight of every future prospect and has hung like an incubus on my Spirit."

14. Louisa Adams was the first woman to be publicly mourned by the federal government.

Answer: true

She was officially mourned by both houses of Congress after her death on May 15, 1852.

15. Louisa Adams had a love for writing plays. Who did she depict in many of her plays?

Answer: Her husband and herself

Louisa Adams often disguised characters to represent herself and her husband.

Source: Author Bookworm1776

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