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: THE CIVIL WAR 
Clue: His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C.

SOLUTION: jefferson davis

PROBLEM: Category: CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS 
Clue: In an early account of Jamestown's first year, he made no mention of his rescue by Pocahontas

SOLUTION: john smith

PROBLEM: Category: ARCHAEOLOGY 
Clue: In 1996 New Mexico wildfires damaged ruins of this tribe the Navajo called "The Ancient Ones"

SOLUTION:
anasazi