TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: U.S. PRESIDENTS 
Clue: The first two presidents not born in Virginia were born in what is now this state

SOLUTION: massachusetts

PROBLEM: Category: STATE CAPITALS 
Clue: Chartered in 1781, it's the only state capital named for a French city

SOLUTION: montpelier, vermont

PROBLEM: Category: HISTORIC NEW YORK CITY 
Clue: The USA's first Labor Day parade, in 1882, went from City Hall to this square just north of 14th Street

SOLUTION:
union square