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: Northwest Ordinance | Statement: [Land Act of 1796, predecessor, Northwest Ordinance]

Target entity: Northwest Ordinance
Context triple: [Land Act of 1796, predecessor, Northwest Ordinance]

• A. Northwest Ordinance chosen
  The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
• B. Southwest Ordinance
  The Southwest Ordinance was a 1790 act of the U.S. Congress that organized the Territory South of the River Ohio and established its government and path to statehood.
• C. Land Ordinance of 1784
  The Land Ordinance of 1784 was an early U.S. law drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson that outlined a systematic process for organizing and governing western territories as they moved toward statehood.
• D. Treaty of Confederation and Union
  The Treaty of Confederation and Union was a 19th-century pact aimed at creating a political and defensive alliance among newly independent Latin American republics.
• E. Land Ordinance of 1785
  The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.