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.
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Question: Category: THE MIDWEST 
Clue: To journey through 3 adjacent states that start with the same letter, you have to go through these 3

Answer: iowa, illinois & indiana


Question: Category: MUSIC WORDS 
Clue: Before it acquired its musical meaning in the early 20th century, it was baseball slang for "pep" or "energy"

Answer: jazz


Question: Category: U.S. HISTORY 
Clue: The day affer the 15th Amendment took effect, Thomas Peterson became the 1st Afr. American to do this under its provisions

Answer:
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