TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a context paragraph, a question based on that and corresponding answer of a question. Your task is to generate supporting fact/knowledge from context paragraph which helps in answering a given question.
PROBLEM: Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States of America, on January 9, 1861. It joined with six other southern slave-holding states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy; dozens of battles were fought in the state as armies repeatedly clashed near key towns and transportation nodes. Question: The Maynard carbine was a breech-loaded carbine used by cavalry in the American Civil War, about 3,000 Maynard carbines were in Confederate hands during the war; 5,000 in .35 caliber were purchased by Florida, 650 in .50 by Georgia, and 325 in .50 and 300 in .35 by which was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States of America, on January 9, 1861? Answer: Mississippi

SOLUTION: Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States of America, on January 9, 1861.

PROBLEM: Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. Since 2012, Washington has gained wide public recognition for starring in the ABC drama "Scandal", a Shonda Rhimes series in which she plays Olivia Pope, a crisis management expert to politicians and power brokers in Washington DC. For her role, she has been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series. Question: What is the birth date of this American actress from "Scandal", who was also featured in Girl Rising? Answer: January 31, 1977

SOLUTION: Kerry Marisa Washington born January 31, 1977 is an American actress.

PROBLEM: Carrabassett Valley is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 761 at the 2010 census. Question: Based on the 2010 census, what was the population of the town that owns Sugarloaf Regional Airport? Answer: 761

SOLUTION:
Carrabassett Valley is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States.