Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Thirteen Colonies | Statement: [George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776, belligerent, Thirteen Colonies]

Target entity: Thirteen Colonies
Context triple: [George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776, belligerent, Thirteen Colonies]

• A. Thirteen Colonies chosen
  The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
• B. United Colonies of America
  The United Colonies of America was the collective name used by the Thirteen American colonies during the early stages of the American Revolution before they formally declared independence as the United States of America.
• C. New England Colonies
  The New England Colonies were a group of British settlements in northeastern North America known for their Puritan roots, maritime economy, town-based communities, and influential role in early American history.
• D. British America
  British America was the collective term for Britain’s colonies in North America and the Caribbean prior to the independence of the United States and other territories.
• E. British colonies
  The British colonies were overseas territories under the sovereignty and administration of the United Kingdom that formed the core of the British Empire and spanned regions across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.