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: Southern Colonies | Statement: [Virginia Sons of Liberty, region, Southern Colonies]

Target entity: Southern Colonies
Context triple: [Virginia Sons of Liberty, region, Southern Colonies]

• A. Southern Colonies chosen
  The Southern Colonies were the British colonial regions in North America known for their plantation-based economies, reliance on enslaved labor, and production of cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.
• B. 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.
• C. Middle Colonies
  The Middle Colonies were a group of British American colonies, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, known for their diverse populations, religious tolerance, and prosperous farming and trade.
• D. Colony and Dominion of Virginia
  The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
• E. Colony of Maryland
  The Colony of Maryland was a 17th- and 18th-century English (later British) proprietary colony in North America, founded as a haven for English Catholics and centered around the Chesapeake Bay region.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.