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They built a seawall to protect the settlement and missions from the San Antonio River’s floodwaters.
They built a seawall to protect the settlement and missions from the San Antonio River’s floodwaters.
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 constructed motorized windmills to access water from the San Antonio River.
They constructed motorized windmills to access water from the San Antonio River.
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.
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The statement that best identifies how Spanish settlers in San Antonio modified their surrounding environment when they first arrived in the early 1700s is:
They developed acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.
Acequias were irrigation canals used by the settlers to divert water for agricultural purposes, reflecting their adaptation to the local environment.
