In George Washington's cabinet, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, became bitter rivals. They had different political and economic views and each wanted to be Washington's most trusted advisor. Hamilton's First Bank of the United States received its charter in 1791. This infuriated Jefferson, who believed that a state bank gave the federal government too much power. The Democratic-Republicans, led by Jefferson, opposed a strong centralized government and instead, believed power should be invested among the people at the local level. The Federalists, on the other hand, led by Hamilton and others, supported a strong federal government and a national bank. The Election of 1800 was one of the most bizarre and heated elections in American history. Hamilton hatched a plot to throw the election to Charles Pinckney, but after Jefferson and Burr tied, Hamilton decided to support Jefferson, fearing Burr to be dangerous. Years of political rivalry between Jefferson and Hamilton ended in 1804 when Burr killed Hamilton in a pistol duel. We learned more about the rivalry between Hamilton & Jefferson by viewing some of the landmark musical, "Hamilton."