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: sale of Alaska | Statement: [Russian-American Company, relatedEvent, sale of Alaska]

Target entity: sale of Alaska
Context triple: [Russian-American Company, relatedEvent, sale of Alaska]

• A. Alaska Purchase chosen
  The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
• B. Alaska statehood movement
  The Alaska statehood movement was a political campaign in the mid-20th century that sought to transform Alaska from a U.S. territory into a full-fledged state, culminating in its admission as the 49th state in 1959.
• C. Alaska statehood referendum of 1946
  The Alaska statehood referendum of 1946 was a territorial vote in which Alaskans expressed support for becoming a U.S. state, helping to pave the way for Alaska’s eventual admission to the Union in 1959.
• D. Alaska territorial era
  The Alaska territorial era was the period between the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia and its admission as a state, when the region was governed as a U.S. territory with limited self-rule and evolving political institutions.
• E. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
  The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is a landmark 1971 U.S. federal law that resolved aboriginal land claims in Alaska by creating Native-owned corporations and transferring land and monetary compensation to Alaska Native peoples.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.