Direct elections — in a presidential system, the president is often elected directly by the people. This makes the president's power more legitimate than that of a leader appointed indirectly. However, this is not a necessary feature of a presidential system.
It is true because if you look for colonial time books it tells you
One of <em>the main factors for the success of the United States in its conflict with Great Britain</em> was that <em>the English men were busy with the war against France</em>. They tried their best to keep the Americans back, while they were fighting against the French. After the Americans won some final battles, Great Britain and the United States of America signed for peace between them. <em>The winning of the final battles by the Americans were another factor for their success against the British</em>.