<Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Order </Th> <Th> Date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13! Virginia </Td> <Td> 01! 1 </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 12 - 16 - 0000 December 16, 1777 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12! South Carolina </Td> <Td> 02! 2 </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 02 - 05 - 0000 February 5, 1778 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 08! New York </Td> <Td> 03! 3 </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 02 - 06 - 0000 February 6, 1778 </Td> </Tr>

Which was the first state in the us