The Civil War lasted four years, three weeks, and six days. The Civil War caused numerous good and bad things. Along with the Union victory, slavery was abolished, territorial integrity was gained, the Reconstruction era began, and Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. However, many people were involved in the process that led to the civil war. Abolitionists played a huge role in the progression of civil rights. They fought for the freedom of slaves and for the cessation of the slave trade from Africa. There were many activists involved in this movement, including Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. These two abolitionist women are two of the most dynamic and well-known abolitionist women. Although Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth have many similarities, they have some aspects that allow them to differ from each other. Despite their slight differences, Tubman and Truth were apparently the more efficient and effective in their duties as abolitionists. As a result, Harriet Tubman was born a slave into a slave family. As a slave, at the age of five, Tubman was "rented" to families where she was put to work winding yarn, checking animal traps, cleaning houses, and nursing babies among many more laborious tasks. When she was older, she decided that she preferred working outside the home instead of working inside the house with household chores. As a teenager she irritated her owners and was often scolded and sent home due to her rebellious attitude. Later in Tubman's life, she married a free man and also discovered that her mother had been freed by her owner, but her mother was never informed of her freedom. This directly affected Tubman because her mother's freedom also meant that Tubman was at the center of the card, fighting her own battles and often being victorious. According to Sandra Johnson, in her article Truth and Tubman: Women Who Fought Slavery, in the Austin Weekly News, 2005, Tubman did not think Lincoln was working hard enough to free the slaves, however when Truth met Lincoln she praised him for his efforts. Another difference between the two women is that Tubman worked to free slaves, but Truth fought for women's rights in addition to ending slavery. In summary, Tubman and Truth were exceptionally courageous women who fought for ideals in which they strongly believed. While Tubman's courage was based on a rebellious nature, Truth's courage was based on her belief in a Higher Power. Both women, despite their differences in standing up to their enemies, have rightfully earned their position as heroines in American history with their efficient and effective duties as abolitionists..