The U.S. Declaration of Independence states that "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government" (emphasis added).
I believe that it's Nebuchadnezzar II. He was known for many great architectural changes and such...
No, the Monroe Doctrine does not provide U.S. sympathy for the new revolutionary governments in South America. You're thinking of the "Good Neighbor" policy.
Economically it had a positive impact on the South, it allowed their economy not to be solely reliant on agriculture. However, as far as their society goes there wasn't a change in their belief system in their stance on African Americans. Many still considered them as second citizens until the Civil Rights Movement.