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Question

Use the excerpt to answer the question.

“All of a sudden, a chunk of mud came out of the six-inch hole with an explosion just like a canon [cannon] popping off.”
—Al Hamill, Beaumont, Texas, January 10, 1901

What modification to the environment resulted from Hamill's description?(1 point)
Responses

construction of a dam by the LCRA on the lower Colorado River

completion of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado

the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont

construction of the first oil derrick in Corsicana

Answer 1

The extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont.

Answer 2

The modification to the environment that resulted from Hamill's description is the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont.

Answer 3

Based on the given excerpt, the modification to the environment that resulted from Hamill's description is "the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont." This is evident from the mention of "a chunk of mud" coming out of the hole, which indicates the discovery of an oil well. The reference to "an explosion just like a cannon popping off" further suggests an energetic release associated with oil extraction. Therefore, the correct answer is the extraction of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont.