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: United States (historical Thirteen Colonies) | Statement: [James Johnston, country, United States (historical Thirteen Colonies)]

Target entity: United States (historical Thirteen Colonies)
Context triple: [James Johnston, country, United States (historical 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. 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.
• C. 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.
• D. 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.
• E. British North American colonies (except some territories)
  The British North American colonies (except some territories) were the group of Britain’s mainland and nearby colonial possessions in North America that later formed the core of modern Canada and were subject to major imperial laws and reforms in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.