Question: what is the 8th state of the united states
Answer: ormed from Delaware December 7 , 1787 ( ratified ) Colony of Delaware Pennsylvania December 12 , 1787 ( ratified ) Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania New Jersey December 18 , 1787 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of New Jersey Georgia January 2 , 1788 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of Georgia 5 Connecticut January 9 , 1788 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of Connecticut 6 Massachusetts February 6 , 1788 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay 7 Maryland April 28 , 1788 ( ratified ) Proprietary Province of Maryland 8 South Carolina May 23 , 1788 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of South Carolina 9 New Hampshire June 21 , 1788 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of New Hampshire 10 Virginia June 25 , 1788 ( ratified ) Crown Colony and Dominion of Virginia 11 New York July 26 , 1788 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of New York 12 North Carolina November 21 , 1789 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of North Carolina 13 Rhode Island May 29 , 1790 ( ratified ) Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 14 Vermont March 4 , 1791 ( admitted ) Vermont Republic 1