ANSWER NEEDED ASAP | MARKING BRAINLIST | Read this passage from The Way to Rainy Mountain.

In the autumn of 1874, the Kiowas were driven southward toward the Staked Plains. Columns of troops were converging on all sides, and they were bone-weary and afraid.

Which choice best conveys the connotative meaning of the word driven in this context?

herded like animals
moved as a group
escorted like guests
encouraged to move