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)

construction afthe first oll
construction of a dam by
• the LCRA on the lower
Colorado River
the extraction of large
Beaumont
completion of the Buffalo
of Houston

The modification to the environment described by Hamill is the extraction of oil in Beaumont.

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I apologize for the confusion. The modification to the environment described by Hamill is the extraction of oil in Beaumont.

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Based on the excerpt provided, the modification to the environment that resulted from Hamill's description was the extraction of large amounts of oil in Beaumont.

Based on the excerpt provided, the modification to the environment described by Hamill is the extraction of large amounts of mud in Beaumont, Texas. This suggests that there is some kind of extraction process happening in the area, potentially related to the oil industry.