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: Colony of Maryland | Statement: [William Smallwood, countryOfCitizenship, Colony of Maryland]

Target entity: Colony of Maryland
Context triple: [William Smallwood, countryOfCitizenship, Colony of Maryland]

• A. Colony of Maryland chosen
  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.
• B. Delaware Colony
  Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
• C. 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.
• D. North Carolina Colony
  North Carolina Colony was a British colonial territory in North America that developed an economy based on agriculture and trade and later became the U.S. state of North Carolina.
• E. Colony of Pennsylvania
  The Colony of Pennsylvania was a British North American province founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers, known for its religious tolerance, representative government, and prosperous port city of Philadelphia.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.