After having been arrested and jailed for treason, Joseph Smith _________________.

A) wrote the Book of Mormon
B) renounced the Mormon religion
C) escaped from prison and led his followers to the Great Salt Lake Valley
D) was murdered by opponents

Joseph Smith

The founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, known for translating the Book of Mormon and establishing a religious community in the early 19th century United States.

Great Salt Lake Valley

The valley in northern Utah, home to the Great Salt Lake, settled by Mormon pioneers in the mid-19th century.