What is the 8th state of the united states?
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What is the 8th state of the united states with respect to order of admission to the Union?
South Carolina
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What is the 8th state of the united states in alphabetic order?
DE Delaware
List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
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List of states and territories of the United States
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South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. 
Province of South Carolina
Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ (About this soundlisten) DEL-ə-wair)[9] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic[10] region of the United States,[a] bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the nearby Delaware River named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor.
Delaware
The 8th state of the United States with respect to order of admission to the Union is South Carolina. South Carolina, which was originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776 and was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. The 8th state of the United States in alphabetical order is Delaware. Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and takes its name from the nearby Delaware River named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor.