Which of these statements best identifies how Spanish settlers in San Antonio modified their surrounding environment when they first arrived in the early 1700s?(1 point)

Responses

They developed acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.
They developed acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.

They planted their crops alongside the San Antonio River so that floods would fill the fields with water.
They planted their crops alongside the San Antonio River so that floods would fill the fields with water.

They constructed motorized windmills to access water from the San Antonio River.
They constructed motorized windmills to access water from the San Antonio River.

They built a seawall to protect the settlement and missions from the San An

tonio River.

The correct statement is: They developed acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.