The term used to describe the horrific voyage of slaves from Africa to the Americas is the Middle Passage. It refers to the second leg of the triangular trade route, where European slave traders transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. The Middle Passage was characterized by extreme overcrowding, poor sanitation, inadequate food and water supplies, physical abuse, and disease, resulting in the death of millions of enslaved individuals during the transatlantic slave trade.